Vaughn Guest

FARMINGTON, Utah- Vaughn W. Guest passed away peacefully on June 22, surrounded by his family.
Born August 2, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to William J. Guest and Emma Williams. Graduated from Granite High School in 1942. Attended USU and worked briefly at Hill AFB before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II in North Africa, Italy, France, and Germany.
He received the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon with two bronze battle stars for the Rome-Arno and Rhineland campaigns, as well as the Good Conduct and Victory medals.
He married Audrey Smith on Oct.18, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.
Following the war he worked as a journeyman aircraft machinist at Hill AFB. He graduated from Kansas City School of Watchmaking in 1949, and then from the University of Utah with a BS degree in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering.
He worked in the Aerospace industry (for Lockheed, Marquardt, and Hercules) on many projects including Bomarc, Apollo, and as a Senior Development Engineer on the third stage Minuteman rocket motor project. He worked in management at Thiokol, Logan Division. He ended his career in private industry at Eaton Kenway (now HK Systems) and is named on several patents related to automatic guided vehicles.
He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints all his life and served in numerous capacities including many years in various clerk positions, stake missionary, counselor in a bishopric, and as an ordinance worker in the Bountiful Temple.
His greatest joy was his wife and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Lloyd, and sister Jean Bryson. Survived by his wife Audrey and children: Randall V. (Alice) of Spring, TX; Dale B. (Lucille) of Brentwood, CA; Brian W. (Carolyn) of Farmington, UT; Vonnie Buttars (Terry) of Roy, UT; Rebecca Wood (Brad) of Franklin, ID; Jonathan L. (Renée); Steven M. (Debra) of Kaysville, UT; 29 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
He was quiet, quick-witted, confident and caring; a jack of all trades. He lived by Pres. Hinckley’s motto: Fix it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. He could fix anything, and was a skilled wood craftsman, machinist, inventor and artist.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, June 28, 2014 in the Farmington South Stake Center (695 S 200 E). Viewings Friday from 6-8 pm at Russon Brothers Mortuary, Farmington (1941 N Main), and 9:45 am at the chapel before the funeral.
Interment in the Farmington City Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.russonmortuary.com