David Judson Dewey

David Judson Dewey, age 79, died February 26, 2022 of natural causes related to Alzheimer’s. He was born December 20, 1942 in Los Angeles, California to David Dunham and Wynona Anderson Dewey.

Dave served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lima, Peru. He later joined the Army and served 2 tours of duty in Vietnam. He had a love for pistol marksmanship and competed on a team with the US Army Reserve for many years. He was particularly proud of earning multiple “President’s Hundred” tabs, awarded to the 100 top-scoring shooters in the annual President’s Pistol Match.

He married Sue Ellen Gabbott on June 2, 1972 in the Salt Lake Temple, and they had 7 children: Karin (Sterling) Brown, Katie Robinson, DJ (Kim) Dewey, Tom (Tiffany) Dewey, Geoff Dewey, Mike Dewey and Sarah (Dallin) Jolley.

He loved to help others and welcomed the opportunities to serve that came his way. Whether it was for friends and family members or one of the many opportunities that arose through church callings, he was almost always willing to give of his time and resources to help out.

He is survived by his seven children and sixteen grandchildren, and his sister Nancy.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 11th, 2022 at the Woods Cross Second Ward, 790 West 1500 South, Woods Cross, Utah 84087. A viewing will be held the evening before from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Russon Mortuary, 295 North Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010 and Friday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment at the Bountiful Cemetery.

Services will be streamed live on the Russon Brothers Mortuary Facebook page and on this obituary page. The live stream will begin about 15 minutes prior to the service and will be posted below.