Melvin J Romney

Melvin J Romney was born on March 16, 1927 to Ernest Van Romney, Jr. and Della Matheson. During his sleep, he peacefully left this mortal life on March 30, 2010. His surviving loved ones rejoice in his reunion with many loved ones.



Melvin was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico and raised in the small community of Duncan, Arizona. He was born second in a family of seven children. He was known for his hard work and kindness to all who knew him. He was active in school and church. He graduated early from Duncan High School in 1945 and enlisted in the navy for a year during World War II. He then served an honorable mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia. He attended Brigham Young University where he fell in love with a local Duncan girl and good friend Eula Lunt.



Eula Lunt and Melvin were married on June 20, 1950 in the Mesa, Arizona temple and enjoyed 40 years of marriage prior to the passing of Eula. They raised five children together in Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT, and Fullerton, CA.



He married Dorothy Marcia Blaisdell Faught in May, 1992. He loved her and her children and treated them as his own. Mel and Marci served a mission in the Atlanta, Georgia temple and also served as temple workers in the Los Angeles, California temple prior to Marci's passing in 2003.



During his final years he loved visiting and admiring his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and frequently traveled between California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Massachusetts. He spent much of his time living with his beloved Uncle Jim Matheson in Springville, Utah.



Melvin was trained vocationally as a baker, but spent most of his professional life in the produce business and as a truck driver for grocery and drug stores. He was a very good mechanic and continually helped neighbors and loved ones with their cars, even until the end of his life. Mel also loved boating and the outdoors, especially Lake Powell vacations with his family.



Melvin served the Lord faithfully in many church callings all of his life. He is most remembered for his amazing capacity to love, serve and sacrifice for his fellow man. He truly exemplified charity - the pure love of Christ.



Survivors include his five children Donald M. Romney, Lynette Olson, Richard L. Romney, Darleen Frank, and Darrell V. Romney; his seven step-children Steven Faught, Jeff Faught, Troy Faught, Scott Faught, Kris Kleven, Kelly Chamberlain and Darren Faught; 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren (with 2 more soon to come) of Eula and Melvin; 16 grandchildren of Marci; his siblings Shirley Payne, Carol O'Dell, and Spencer Romney



A viewing will be held on Friday, April 2, 2010 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E. 200 S., Springville, Utah. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the LDS chapel on 2223 N. Euclid St., Fullerton, California. A viewing will be held prior to the funeral services from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the same location. Internment will be at Loma Vista Memorial Park in Fullerton, California. Condolences can be sent to rdf_2001@yahoo.com