In loving memory (II)...

The patriarch of our family, Lynn Scott Searle, returned peacefully to his Heavenly Father June 21, 2006 in Provo, Utah.
He was born on July 18, 1914 in Provo, Utah the son of Ellen LaPrele Scott and Lester Wilson Searle. Lynn graduated from Spanish Fork High School in 1932. He served in the Southern States Mission, Florida District, for the L.D.S. Church in 1933. When he returned from his mission, he joined the Utah National Guard. He attended B.Y.U. graduating with a bachelor degree in 1940 and a master’s degree in 1963. He then worked on his doctorate in Minnesota.
A beautiful, young lady, June Gourley, caught his eye. They were married for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple, on June 17, 1940. They had four children: Robert, Ramon, Judith, and Karen.
In the early 1940’s, Lynn was a teacher and a principal at Cedar Fort and Alpine Elementary Schools in the Alpine School District. In 1946, he became a seminary teacher and taught seminary in Panguitch, Nephi, American Fork, Provo, and Salt Lake at Jordan and West High Schools. In 1968, he was employed by the State of Utah at the Utah State Hospital and the American Fork Training School as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor until he retired in 1982.
Lynn and June served an L.D.S. mission in Roanoke, West Virginia during 1985-1987. Lynn was an active member of the L.D.S. Church all of his life and loved serving in various ward and stake callings. Most recently he loved teaching the High Priest Group in his Pleasant View Ward. He had been serving in the Provo L.D.S. Temple as an ordinance worker for the last 11 years up until his recent hospitalization.
Lynn is survived by his wife, June; three children: Robert (Cheryl) Searle, West Bountiful, UT; Ramon (Judy) Searle, Mesa, AZ; Karen (David) Pond, Pittstown, NJ; 20 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; brothers and sister, and many loving nephews, nieces and friends. He was preceded in death by his daughter Judith (Lou) Brackett and his brothers Don and Ralph Searle.
The family wishes to extend special thanks to Dr. James Woodmansee, the doctors, nurses, physical therapists and numerous staff at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and Vista Care Hospice for their loving care.
Funeral services will be provided by Olpin Family Mortuary and will be held Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pleasant View Ward, 650 East Stadium Avenue in Provo (located just north of the Missionary Training Center in Provo.) The viewing will be held Wednesday evening, June 28 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pleasant View Ward, 650 East Stadium Avenue, Provo, Utah and at the church on Thursday from 9:45-10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment will be at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, 500 South Main Street, Pleasant Grove, Utah.