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- The Deseret News
November 27, 2004
William Dean Athey, age 89, died Nov. 25, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born August 31, 1915 in Midvale, Utah to William Lester and Florence Taylor Athey. Dean married Pearl Woodbury, June 26, 1950, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Pearl preceded Dean in death, June 2002.
Member of the LDS Church where he served as ward clerk and a veil worker in the Jordan River Temple. Dean worked many odd jobs prior to entering the military. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific. Upon returning home, he went to work for the Veterans Administration as a nurses aide, and retired as a gardener after 30 years of service. He loved to garden and carve and could often be found carving at his workbench.
Survived by children, Bill Athey, Salt Lake; Bob Athey, Salt Lake; Sally (Leroy) Robbins Tracy, TN; and James (Shawna) Athey, West Valley City; three grandchildren, David McCoy, Matthew Athey and Heather Athey; sister, Stella Terrill, Salt Lake.
Interment, Valley View Memorial Park.
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