Veryl Cleverly

Veryl Cleverly was born October 5, 1937 and died May 1, 2011 of complications from open heart surgery. He was the eighth child born to Viene Lauretta Potts and Thomas Franklin Cleverly. Veryl was born in the basement house that his father was building on Howard St. in then Woods Cross, now Main St. in North Salt Lake, UT. He enjoyed a childhood of roaming the foothills east of his home and riding the sheep and hiding in the hay bales at the old North Salt Lake stockyards. Friends Bill Wood, Sam Howard, Ralph Kenyon, and nephew Norton Cleverly were always there with him to put pennies on the railroad tracks and share other adventures. When Veryl was 14 he spent a summer working on his brother Lawrences farm near Nyssa, Oregon. He liked this life and the next summer chose to stay and attend high school with his nieces Deone and Jerilyn. He also liked Carolyn Vaughn, the girl across the aisle, in his English and Physics classes. He married her on July 19th, 1956, in the LDS temple in Logan Utah. Veryl and Carolyn shared fifty-five years together. Veryl was an accountant for 21 years at International Harvester in Salt Lake City Utah and Burley Idaho. He then worked for J & J Office Supply in Burley before purchasing Jacksons Office Supply in Craig Colorado in 1976. He and Carolyn worked together until they retired to their paradise upriver of Meeker Colorado in 1993. They have resided in Preston Idaho since 2007. Veryl loved and cared for Carolyn with all his heart. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, and tinkering with his sprinkler system. His children, grandchildren, and his yard were his pride and joy. Veryl was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He loved serving people in the church and in the community. Veryl is survived by four children, Derek (Lani) Craig, CO, Kathryn Spencer (Kenny) Lehi, UT, Alex (Lori) Oxnard, CA, Blake (Bruchele) Casper, WY.; 18 grandchildren; 4 great-grand children; one brother, Darrell (RaNae); and two sisters, Lorraine Hudson, Atascadero Ca and Ann Thomson ( Dale) Salt Lake City Utah. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Willard, Lee, Lawrence, one sister Arlean Dennis, and one grandson Shelby Spencer. Services will be held Thursday, May 5, 2011 in Preston Idaho 8th Ward, 213 So. 2nd East at 12 noon. Friends may greet the family at the church between 10:30 and 11:45AM, prior to the service. Graveside services at the Bountiful city cemetery will be held at 5:00PM that same day.