Phil Chidester

Our beloved father, grandfather, brother and uncle, Phillip Clyde Chidester, age 63, of Midvale and formerly of Sevier County, died Monday, July 5, 2010, in Salt Lake City surrounded by his family. He was born September 17, 1946, in Richfield, Utah, the last of four children born to Clyde Dastrup and Hannah White Chidester. He married Marilyn Lockhart in February of 1966. Their marriage was later solomized in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. They divorced in 1976. He married Marsha Panos in 1977 then divorced and then he married Audrey Parks and they divorced. Phillip graduated from Downey Senior High School in 1964, then went onto Cerritos Jr. College in Norwalk, CA, to get his Associates Degree in Accounting and Business. While attending school he worked in Real Estate in Orange County, CA. He worked for Stang Engineering for eleven years as a Manager of the Mechanical Division. He then went into business for himself, C. P. Construction in Northern California for nine years. Then he went to work for Foothill Engineering in Corona, CA, as Manager of the Mechanical Division from 1985 to 1994 when he moved to Elsinore. He resided in Sevier County until 2007, then lived in Roosevelt UT until November 2009, when he moved to Midvale, Utah. Phillip loved sports of all kinds and he even learned to love girls softball. Go Tara and Rachel!! As a young boy his favorite was the "Dodgers".... and basketball was his life. He was a star player and was given many opportunities to play. He loved the Lakers, but later was forced to love the JAZZ after moving to Utah. His most favorite sport of all was FISHING. He loved the lakes, rivers, and mountains. He always carried his fishing pole in his vehicle wherever he went. He was great with a gun. Loved the BOULDER MOUNTAIN. In his early years he served in many callings in the LDS church. Phillip is survived by his children: Paul Phillip and Jenny Chidester of Orangevale, CA; Gregory Ray and Rosemary Chidester of Carmichael CA; Merideth Ann Chidester of Sacremento CA; Matt Parks Chidester of Melbourn, FL; 8 grandchildren: Chelsea, Anyssa, Emily (Paul's daughters) Julia, Christian, Claire, Leland (Greg's children) and Trace (Matt's son); sisters Dorotha and Darryl Taylor of Roosevelt; Lora and Larry Rees of Sandy; his many nieces and nephews, loved Phillip, but he loved them twice as much. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Hannah Chidester and a brother, Richard W. Chidester. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 12 Noon in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel, 260 North 400 West in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Graveside Services and burial will be Saturday afternoon at 3:00 P.M. in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.