W. Floyd Atkin Obituary (1918

William Floyd Atkin, 99, died February 9, 2018, in St. George, UT, of causes incident to age. He was born March 22, 1918, to William Atkin IV and Lula Palmer Atkin in St. George, UT. Floyd's early years were spent in St. George where he attended school, and on the Arizona Strip and in Colorado where he helped with the family sheep business. He graduated from Dixie High School and attended Dixie College. In 1940 he went to Salt Lake City to work and there he met Ellen Lyman whom he married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on November 30, 1940. Following WWII Floyd served in the US Navy and went to Japan as part of the cleanup operation. Floyd owned and operated a mechanical contracting business for many years in Southern Utah. He served as a labor missionary in Samoa and New Zealand from 1962 to 1964 along with Ellen and their two youngest sons. Upon returning to the states he worked for the LDS Church building department in Europe and the Western United States. He then continued his mechanical contracting business until 1979. Floyd and Ellen traveled extensively to Mexico, Central and South America, Israel and Europe. They also went on an extended trip around the world, and several cruises. Many trips were enjoyed throughout the United Sates, especially in the mountains and canyons of Utah. Their children learned to hunt, fish, hike, pick pine nuts and camp together. Floyd was a lifelong member of the LDS church and served faithfully as a Sunday School teacher, scout master, bishop, and sealer in the St. George Temple for 26 years. Floyd is survived by: his daughter Marilyn (Doug) Allen; sons, Dale (Chris) Atkin, Scott (Genevieve) Atkin; daughter-in-law Elisabet Cecil; 17 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, one great- great granddaughter; sisters Luen Flammer and Beth Cox; and many nieces and nephews. Floyd was preceded in death by: his parents; wife Ellen; son Curtis; sisters Silva Tanner and Velva Sorenson. A funeral service and celebration of a life well lived, will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the LDS chapel on 930 S. Morningside Dr., St. George, UT. Visitations will be held Friday, evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and again on Saturday morning prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., both at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests you take your family out to dinner or donate to the charity of your choice. Family and friends are invited to share condolences online at www.SerenityStG.com. Arrangements and Memorial Tree Planting by Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 986-9100.