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- The Herald Journal (Logan, UT)
July 26, 2000
HYDE PARK, Utah - Our valiant father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, John Mecham Paskett, returned to his Heavenly Father on July 24, 2000, at the age of 91. John was born Oct. 6, 1908, in Grouse Creek, Utah. He was the last of 10 children born to William Pope Paskett and Annie Louisa Mecham. He attended school in Grouse Creek. As a boy and young man, he enjoyed riding horses, playing baseball, dancing, hunting and fishing. John worked hard farming and ranching with his family.
In October of 1940, John volunteered for service in the U.S. Army. He began training in January of 1941 in Monterey, Calif., and shipped off to Seward, Alaska, in June of 1941. On Dec. 5, 1941, he arrived in Seattle, Wash. to await his discharge papers. Two days later, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he knew a discharge would not be coming. John was stationed in Seattle as a staff sergeant until December of 1945.
John married Greta Savage on June 14, 1943, in the Logan LDS Temple. After his discharge, they returned to Grouse Creek. In 1951, they moved to Hyrum to be near Greta's family and raise their children. During their time in Hyrum, John worked at Hill Air Force base, Miller's Beef, Del Monte and as a custodian for the Cache County School District. He retired in 1973. They moved to Hyde Park in 1993. Greta lived with Parkinson's disease for many years and during the last years of Greta's life, John devoted himself completely to her care. John and Greta had been married for 54 years at the time of her death in May of 1998. Greta's death left a void in John's life that was impossible to fill, and he looked forward to the day they could be together once again.
In spite of loneliness and advanced age, John was always willing to serve. At the time of his 90th birthday, he attributed his long life to hard work. He reached his goal of completing 100 hygiene kits for international humanitarian distribution just prior to his death.
John is survived by his daughter Maxeen (Leon) Guyon of Rigby, Idaho; and four sons, Fred of Salt Lake City, Brent (LeAnn) of Logan, Gary (Aletha) of Sandy, and Keith (Laura) of Hyde Park. John's posterity also included 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Interment will be at the Hyrum Cemetery.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: John M Paskett
Birth Year: 1908
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Utah
State: Utah
County or City: Box Elder
Enlistment Date: 20 Jan 1941
Enlistment State: Utah
Enlistment City: Salt Lake City
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 159
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