Don B. Flora

Salina, Utah - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Donald Bertram Flora, 87, of Salina, passed away on April 8, 2016 in Provo, Utah. Don was born September 30, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a son of Bertram Damon and Mary Elmea Wiseman Flora. He graduated from South High School and went on to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Utah. Don married the love of his life, Beverly Gay Swallow, May 27, 1949 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Don retired as a High School Teacher in the Sevier County School Systems. He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in a Bishopric, as Ward Clerk, on the High Council and as a Temple Ordinance Worker at the Manti Temple. He and Beverly served a mission to Peoria, Illinois. Don loved to garden, raising fruits and vegetables for his family and neighbors. He enjoyed music, painting, photography, singing and drama. He will be greatly missed. Don is survived by his loving wife, Beverly, of Salina; his children: Janice M. and Richard Carter of Orem; Lance B. and Trudy Flora of Pleasant View; Kim D. and Kimberly Flora of Tulare, California; Lezlie Ann and Rick McClure of Medford, Oregon; Jason Dearden and Tisha Flora of Rexburg, Idaho; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by a son, Donald Layne and his wife, Barbara Flora; four sisters: June Flora; Roberta and Clarence Robbins; LaPriel and Jack Martin; Wanda and Charles Price. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 15, 2016 at 12 Noon in the Salina LDS Stake Center, 98 West 400 North in Salina, where friends may call for viewing Friday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Graveside services and burial will be Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive in Salt Lake City under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.