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Wes Winegar, age 84 passed away Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Bountiful, Utah. He was born October 27, 1920 in Salt Lake City, the son of William Wesley and Stella Louise Parkin Winegar. His mother died of childbirth complications and he was raised by his father and stepmother, Irene Hansen Winegar, in Wendell, ID. On May 19, 1943, he married Della Howard in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, and they had four children. He later married Melba J. Victor, and was stepfather to her three children. During WWII, Wes served in the Coast Guard in Sitka, Alaska, where it?s rumored that he turned a Kodiak bear inside out and made it go back down the path they other way. He was a High Priest in the LDS church and served in many callings. He retired from Phillips Petroleum Co. after 42 years, and was a member of the OCAW Local 2-578. Wes is survived by his wife, Melba; children, Lanna Stanbridge, Bert Winegar Judy, Tamra Wood Art, and David Winegar; his step children, Sandra Dutson, Janna Worwood Bill, and Dennis Dutson; 24 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; sisters, Leone Duerden Verle and Louise Briggs Jim; brothers, Dee Winegar Torma and Rex Winegar Susan. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Maxine Winegar. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Woods Cross Stake Center, 2064 South 800 West, Woods Cross, Utah. Friends may call Sunday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 North Main, Bountiful, and Monday morning from 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment-Bountiful City Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff of the Bountiful Life Care Center for their thoughtful care.