Thomas Lavar Poppleton

Thomas L. Poppleton

Ogden- Thomas LaVar Poppleton, 84, passed away peacefully March 13, 2011. He was born October 15, 1926 in Wellsville, Utah a son of Thomas Barker Poppleton and Johannah Spence Bailey.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was an active member of the Burch Creek 7th Ward.

Tom grew up in Wellsville and left at the age of 24. He started working in the theater. He was an accomplished actor. He wrote plays and managed theaters. He traveled with the theater companies all over the United States and Canada. He loved to act in Shakespearean plays. In later years he worked at the Logan Regional Hospital.

Tom enjoyed painting, writing plays and was an avid reader. He loved all kinds of music, especially classical. He played the piano and organ. He was a faithful supporter of the Ogden Symphony and Ballet Association. He had a wealth of knowledge about all the many composers and their works.

Tom will be missed by his sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews. He was a good neighbor and had many friends that will miss him.

A special thank you to Alpine Hospice and the Aspen Care Center for their acts of kindness and loving care.

At Tom's request, he was privately buried in the Ogden City Cemetery on March 16, 2011.
Services were under the care of Myers Roy Mortuary.
CemeteryOgden City Cemetery
20th and Madison
Ogden, UT 84404
March 16, 2011