MORRELL, PAUL V.

Paul Vincent Morrell passed away peacefully on Dec. 3, 2011, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 15, 1923, in Tooele to Phillip Vincent and Antonette (Nettie) Morrell.

He married his sweetheart, Betty Jo Lindsay, on Jan. 26, 1946, in Sheboygan, Wis. They were blessed with seven children, Penny Morrell, Salem; Vickie Durrant, Spanish Fork; Marie (Gary) Wood, Salem; Lora (Raymond) Bohannon; David (Karen) Morrell; Richard (Lana) Morrell, Spanish Fork. He was also blessed with 29 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sister Thelma “Cookie” (Tom) Epperly, and two brothers, John (JoAnn) Morrell and Phillip Morrell.

He was preceded in death by one son, Phillip Martin Morrell; brothers, Alzo Morrell and Patrick Morrell; sisters, Elvera Konstantenos, Stella Grieenke and Rena Pantolfi; and one grandson, Jack Durrant.

He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1945. Bake cakes, dagos and Rocky Road in Heaven, Dad!

Funeral services will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Spanish Fork 9th Ward Chapel, 900 S. Del Monte Rd, Spanish Fork. Friends and family may call on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home, 187 S. Main Street, Spanish Fork, and on Thursday at the church from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Internment will be at the Spanish Fork City Cemetery.