Melvin George Knapton

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Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Melvin, passed away peacefully in his home on August 15, 2016.  Melvin was born in Holladay, Utah on April 21, 1926 to George Oliver Knapton and Mary Dorrit Young Knapton.

At the age of 18, Mel enlisted in the Navy, serving his country from April 1944 to July 1946.  Mel graduated from the University of Utah in accounting in 1950.  On August 31, 1954 in Winnemucca, Nevada, Melvin married the love of his life, Vera Elizabeth Smith (Sadleir).  Vera passed away on October 9, 1988.  Mel was blessed to meet a second love, Brucina Stevens (Doss, Bacardi). They were married on August 12, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Melvin was the controller for the Metropolitan Water District of SLC from 1959-1987 and served on the Board of the Provo River Water Users Association from 1968-2002.  Melvin especially loved spending time with his family fishing, hunting and camping.  With Brucina, he enjoyed camping and traveling all over the world from the North Pole to Antarctica and everywhere in between.  His favorite travel location was Alaska.

Melvin is survived by his wife, Brucina; children, Pat (Dave) Bott, Mary Applegate, Sherri (Charlie) Salazar, Garry (Joyce) Knapton, Karen (Ken) Fritz, Robert (Janna) Knapton, Johnathon (Christie) Knapton, Becky (Jeff) Scholes; sister, Mary (Tom) Decker; along with 39 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his first wife, Vera; both parents; his sister and brother-in-law, Dorrit Darleen and William Lynn Hamilton; a grandson, Jared Bott; and great-grandson, Tyson Gough.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 11:00am at the Murray West Stake Center, 5750 South Nena Way. Friends and family may visit on Wednesday evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East and at the church on Thursday morning from 9:30am to 10:30am prior to services.  Online memories and tributes may be made at www.HolbrookMortuary.com