This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dyer, McKell, Perkins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nd.2ADI/1161 Message Board Post: Deseret Morning News, 06/12/05 DRAPER - Joseph Merle Dyer, 83, passed away June 8, 2005, at Alta View Hospital following a heart attack. He was born August 31, 1921 in Hebron, Nebraska, to Orville and Bethea McKell Dyer. He married Mable Perkins on July 4, 1941, in Payette, Idaho. He served in the US Navy in the Sea Bees Division. The couple lived in Oregon and Soda Springs, Idaho, before settling in the Shelley area in 1955. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He worked as an electrician before retiring in 1987. He enjoyed horses and belonged to the Horse Riding Club of Blackfoot. He bred and raised champion Samoyed dogs close to 50 years and enjoyed traveling and showing them in dog shows across the country. He was a member of the Upper Snake River Valley and Eagle Rock Dog Clubs. Survivors include his wife, Mable Dyer of Shelley, Idaho; his children, Bonnie Goldsberry (Newell) of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Ken Dyer (Peggy) of Sandy, Utah; Pam Rodgers (Ron) and Terri Sirrine (Todd), both of South Jordan, Utah; one brother, Glen Dyer (Joyce), of California; along with 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grand-children. There will be a viewing held Monday, June 13th from 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 1950 E. 10600 So., Sandy, Utah. Friends may also call one hour prior to funeral services which will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 14th from the North Ridge Ward building, 11196 South Wasatch Boulevard, Sandy, Utah. Interment will be in Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery with military honors. www.larkinmortuary.com Published in the Deseret News on 6/12/2005.