Guy L. Coombs

Teasdale, Utah - Guy Lewis Coombs, age 93, died October 18, 2011 at his home in Teasdale. He was born August 20, 1918 in Teasdale, a son of George Lewis and Mae Williams Coombs. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1938. He attended Utah State University in Logan. He served an LDS Mission in the Western States Mission. Guy married Phyllis Wyllie, August 11, 1943 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died March 12, 2010. He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving in the Teasdale Bishopric and on the Loa Utah Stake High Council. Guy was a member of the Board of Directors at State Bank of Wayne and an employee of Far West Bank. He was a lifelong sheep rancher. He took care of his sheep for 70 years. He loved Wayne County and never left. He was a member of the Utah Woolgrowers Association and served on the BLM Advisory Board. He was the last sheepman to take sheep to the desert around the Henry Mountains. He ran sheep in 3 counties and on 17 different grazing allotments. Guy enjoyed being out on the farm or going to the sheep camp. He was always building a shed or tinkering in his old shop. He built his own truck beds and was a pretty good welder. He loved to go to the auction with his grandsons and bring home a few lambs or some old ewes. He and Phyllis worked side by side in the lambing pens and shearing barn. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff from Gunnison Home Health - what special angels!!! He is survived by his children: Martha Mae and Laird Ralston of Bullhead City, Arizona; George Coombs, Donald and Sharon Coombs, all of Teasdale; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara and Guy Pace of Teasdale. He is preceded in death by infant sons: Guy L. Coombs, Jr. and Wayne Coombs; and two sisters and their husbands: Lorea and Elmo Hall, Bernice and Carlyle Baker. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 24, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. in the Torrey LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Sunday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or Monday morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Teasdale Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.