South Weber Calvin Thales Waters, 88 died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 after a short illness.
He was born April 24, 1927 in Monroe, Utah, a son of Arthur and Eldora Serilda Anderson Waters.
He was raised and educated in Monroe and moved to Ogden as a young man.
Calvin married Georgia Lee Christopherson on April 16, 1945 in Ogden, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple.
Calvin was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army in Bremerhaven, Germany.
Calvin was a self-made man. He started Calvin Waters & Sons Construction, where he subdivided and developed parts of South Weber.
Calvin was an active High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served faithfully in many callings including a missionary while a Seventy.
Together, he and Georgia raised six children, four sons: Douglas (Lynn), Dennis (Leslie), Eugene (Susan), Doyle (Debi) and two daughters, Janet (Ross) Gardiner and Georgia (Sheldon) Cox. He has 30 grandchildren, 69 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
Georgia passed away in 1991.
In 1992, Calvin married Mada Lurae Waldron Stanger in Ogden, Utah. This marriage brought him another family including: Marilyn (Dave) Buelo, Lurae Stanger, Diane (Tim) Mendenhall, David (Suzanne), Gary (Michelle), Roger, Ron (Cherie), 24 step grandchildren and 41 step great-grandchildren.
Calvin is survived by his wife, Mada Waters, and his loving family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Georgia, sister, Ivy and three brothers, Forrest, Deon, and Marlin.
Family will meet friends at Leavitts Mortuary, 836 36th Street, Ogden, Utah on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm and at the South Weber 1st Ward LDS Church from 9:45 to 10:45 am.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 11:00 am at the South Weber LDS Church, 1401 East South Weber Drive.
Interment at Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Rd, South Ogden, Utah, where Military Honors will be accorded by the Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Huntsman Cancer Institute or Primary Childrens Hospital.
Please send condolences to the family at: www.leavittsmortuary.com
Visitation Information
Date: Friday, November 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Leavitts Mortuary
Address: 836 36th Street, , Ogden, UT, 84403
801-394-5556 | Map
Family will meet friends at the South Weber 1stWard LDS Church from 9:45 to 10:45 am.
Service Information
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2015
Time: 11:00 am -
1401 East South Weber Drive
Cemetery Information
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2015
Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch
Address: 1718 Combe Road , , Ogden, UT,
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