Reuben ''Ott'' Price Obituary (1911 - 2005)

Reuben Lee Allphin Price NORTH OGDEN - Reuben Lee Allphin Price, 93, passed away January 5, 2005 from incidents of age. Reuben Lee Allphin Price was born on September 24, 1911 to George Franklin Price and Emma May Allphin Price in Tremonton, UT. Reuben Lee Allphin affectionately known as "Ott" to family and friends was the last surviving child in the family of ten brothers and one sister. Ott grew up in Tremonton, UT and on the family dry farm in Holbrook, Idaho as a boy. He developed a hard work ethic at a very early age, working on the family farms and others jobs to help his family. Ott moved to Ogden, UT and began working at the animal by-products plant. He was offered a truck driving position and accepted. He later purchased his own trucks and started working hauling coal, post and poles for many years. In 1951 he began working for WR White Pipe and retired from there in 1987 after 36 years of employment. Ott remained involved in the trucking industry by founding O.L. Price Trucking, Inc. He married Marvel Pearl Martin on May 31, 1930; they were later sealed in the Logan Temple. He was a member of the North Ogden 9th Ward and has served as a Young Men's Leader, Sunday School Superintendent, Ward Financial Clerk and faithful home teacher. He was preceded in death by his wife, an infant daughter, a great-grandson, parents, ten brothers and one sister. He is survived by Harold M. (Enid) Fife, Delbert Lee (Nelda) Price, James M. (Marva) Price, Judy (Willie) Valdez, Jean (Stewart) Clark, Jerry O. (Jill) Price, Joyce Price, Jay R. (Lorie) Price, 27 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 January 9, 2005 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceNo. Ogden 9th Ward Chapel 205 Elberta Drive No. Ogden, UT January 10, 2005 1:00 PM CemeteryBen Lomond Cemetery 526 East 2850 No North Ogden, UT 84414 January 10, 2005