Kent L. Anderson

Salina, Utah - Kent Leon Anderson, 81, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather has passed on to his heavenly home on March 6, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with COPD. Kent was born November 10, 1934 in Axtell, Utah to Leo Soren and Nancy Eliza Nay Andersen. Kent grew up working on his Dad's farm and spending many hours playing basketball and baseball with his childhood and life-long friend Hal Jensen. He graduated from Gunnison Valley High School with the class of 1953. Kent attended and graduated with an Associate's degree from Snow College and was a member of basketball, baseball and track teams. In his second year at Snow College, the basketball team took second place in the national JUCO tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas where Kent was selected to the all-tournament team and was also selected to the JUCO all-America team. Kent also attended Brigham Young University for one year and was a member of the basketball team. Kent served in the United States Army from 1957-1959. He was stationed in Hamburg, Germany as a radio tele-type operator. Kent also obtained "expert rifle" class while in the service. Kent is survived by his loving wife, Rosalind Bumgardner Anderson. They were married on July 18, 1957 in Axtell, Utah and solemnized their eternal love in the Manti temple on April 26, 2008. Kent worked for Georgia Pacific at the board plant in Sigurd, Utah and held many positions including Superintendent, Purchasing Agent and Board Plant Manager. Kent loved to spend time with family and friends hunting and fishing in the Utah mountains. He followed in his Father and Grandfather's footsteps for his love of Fishlake and fishing for lake trout. He was very good with his hands - from building fishing lures, family ski boats from kits or the time he built a muzzle loader rifle from scratch. He also had a love for quarter horse racing and spent many weekends with and watching his good friend Dan Burns' horses run. Later in life, Kent found a passion for golf and enjoyed rounds at Palisade with friends and family and golfing excursions to Mesquite, NV. Kent is also survived by his two sons, Adam Brady (Angela) Seattle, WA and Jody Leo (Kiersten) Sandy, UT and Daughter Lacy Roselle Susman (Zeke) Logan, UT: 16 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Brenda Gale Anderson King; his parents: Leo and Eliza; brothers and sisters: Melrie, Duane, Dean, Arlene, Virgil and Joyce. The Anderson family would like to thank the staff at Gunnison Valley Hospital and Kent's primary care giver Dr. Richard Nay for their kindness and care given the last few years. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 12 Noon in the Salina LDS Stake Center located at 98 West 400 North in Salina, where friends may call for viewing Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. or Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 prior to the services. Interment with military honors accorded by the Salina American Legion Post #36 the Utah Honor guard will be in the Salina Pioneer cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.