Lamont C Ellett

Loa, Utah - Our Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle and Friend, LaMont C Ellett passed away on January 17, 2022 in Richfield, Utah, from complications of gastro-intestinal bleeding. LaMont was born November 5,1938 to Carl Maxfield and Elda Blackburn Ellett. He was later blessed with 4 sisters. He played marbles, baseball, basketball, and rode horses with his cousins and many friends from Fremont. Growing up in Fremont he enjoyed working by his father’s side on the family farm which included a forest permit on the Tidwell Slopes and Sheep Valley. He enjoyed his time spent in the mountains and riding for cows. He and grandpa raised a few cows, some good hay, and a lot of rocks. His love of horses came naturally from his Father and Grandfather. On his horses, Peanut, Philly, Tiny, Timp and Peppy he put a lot of miles in the saddle from the desert to the Fremont ledges to the tops of the mountains. If he didn’t have a gun in the scabbard, he had a fishing pole. He enjoyed participating for many years in the Wayne Riding Club. LaMont graduated from Wayne High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. After high school, LaMont worked for a short time in Salt Lake City where he purchased his first car, a 1954 Ford Fairlane. He quickly decided to return to rural Wayne County where he enjoyed living the rest of his life. He worked for his Uncle Neldon at the Phillips 66 station and later, in 1985 bought the station with his son, Gordon. He worked there for over 60 years and cherished the friendships that were created through his service station business. LaMont married his high school sweetheart, Karen Sorensen on February 7, 1959 and together they were blessed with 5 children. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on their 58th wedding anniversary, February 7, 2017 His greatest love is his family. He and Karen spent many years traveling to watch their children and grandchildren participate in many church, school, community and sporting activities. In 2016 Lamont and Karen were awarded the 1A “Fans of the Year” for their many years of supporting Wayne High School activities. With his family he enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and 4-wheeling. He loved watching the Utah Jazz, eating ice cream, and watching people and the station from his front porch. LaMont is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Karen and their children; Mary and Larry Bray of Bicknell; Gordon and Taunee Ellett, Scott and Sherry Ellett all of Loa; Kent and Kay Ellett of Thatcher, Arizona, Kenra and Michael Stephenson of Teasdale; 45 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, with 5 more great-grand children joining shortly; sisters: Evelyn Ellett of Pleasant Grove; Ruth Ellett of Boise, Idaho; Francine and Gary Hallows of Torrey; Carla and Adrian Ruger of Fremont.; brothers-in-law: Verdell and Diane Sorensen of Salt Lake City; Gilbert and Deanna Sorensen of St. George. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandsons, Christopher Ellett and Will Lawton; great grandson, Connor Stephenson; parents-in-law: Fremon and Twila Sorensen; sister-in-law, Janet and Ray Williamson. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. at the Loa LDS Stake Center where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. prior to the services. Burial will be at the Loa Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.