Merrill John Sharp, 94, passed away on October 9, 2009 at CareSource Hospice in Holladay, UT of causes incident to age.
Merrill was born March 12, 1915 at Lewisville, Idaho to William Parley Sharp and Mary Eliza Jones.
He married Winnie Hendricks in the Logan LDS Temple on July 28, 1936. They had five children and at his passing there were 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout his life and served as president of the Idaho Pocatello East Stake. The examples set by him and his wife led each of their children to trust in God and gain their own testimonies of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. His sons served LDS missions and all children married in LDS temples.
He was a great supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an Eagle Scout and avid Scouter, and served at Council, Regional, and National levels from Scoutmaster to Council President to National Committee chairman. He founded and was president of Xi Theta Tau (Scout) fraternity at Idaho State University, and was honored by the BSA with the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was the first recipient of Tendoy Council's Distinguished Scouter Award and the first inductee into the Tendoy Council Hall of Fame. A whole page would merely summarize a lifetime of service in Scouting and its activities. It meant a great deal to him that both sons, all 11 grandsons, and thus far one great-grandson have received Eagle Scout awards. Merrill graduated cum laude in Chemistry from BYU and served as a civilian chemist at Sacramento, CA USAAF during World War II. He was Chief Chemist and Chief of Research for J.R. Simplot Enterprises from 1944-1948.
Accepted into the University of Utah Medical School in 1948, he graduated 6th in his class with an MD degree in 1951. He interned at the USPHS Hospital in Seattle, WA, subsequently entering private practice as a physician and surgeon in Pocatello, Idaho in 1953. He practiced medicine in Pocatello for more than 40 years. As a physician he truly practiced the healer's art, serving and providing expert medical care and healing skills for thousands of patients and their families. He never turned away a patient who couldn't pay, including many refused by others. He volunteered countless hours in connection with missionary and Boy Scout physical exams and related services such as scout camp inspections and as medical officer at national and international jamborees.
He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practitioners, served as Bannock County Physician, Chairman of the Idaho State Board of Health, and much more. A doctor from the "old school," he performed numerous surgeries and delivered a multitude of babies (estimated to be around 5000) as part of his extensive family practice. His retirement was lamented by a substantial segment of the community who keenly felt the loss of "their doctor." His integrity was unquestioned. He was admired in his neighborhood, community, city, state, and elsewhere as an honest, respected citizen and patriotic American. The good name and heritage he left will forever be honored and held in reverence by his posterity. He is loved as a worthy "father," that most divine of titles.
His wife Winnie preceded him in death on April 6, 2003. He is survived by sons Kim (Janet Oborn) and Paul (Lynette Hall), and daughters Lynelle McDonald (Kent), Jil Hunt (Craig), and Ann Lystrup (Scott), and younger brothers Alvin (Fern) and Stephen (Hazel). Brothers Joseph and Ivan and sister Verla are also deceased.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Pocatello Idaho Caldwell Park Ward building, 135 South 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. There will be a viewing held in Pocatello at Downard Funeral Home, 241 North Garfield Avenue, on Thursday evening, October 15, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and also prior to the Funeral Services at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the Ward Chapel.
Interment will be in the Pocatello City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from October 11 to October 13, 2009.
Merrill was born March 12, 1915 at Lewisville, Idaho to William Parley Sharp and Mary Eliza Jones.
He married Winnie Hendricks in the Logan LDS Temple on July 28, 1936. They had five children and at his passing there were 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout his life and served as president of the Idaho Pocatello East Stake. The examples set by him and his wife led each of their children to trust in God and gain their own testimonies of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. His sons served LDS missions and all children married in LDS temples.
He was a great supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an Eagle Scout and avid Scouter, and served at Council, Regional, and National levels from Scoutmaster to Council President to National Committee chairman. He founded and was president of Xi Theta Tau (Scout) fraternity at Idaho State University, and was honored by the BSA with the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was the first recipient of Tendoy Council's Distinguished Scouter Award and the first inductee into the Tendoy Council Hall of Fame. A whole page would merely summarize a lifetime of service in Scouting and its activities. It meant a great deal to him that both sons, all 11 grandsons, and thus far one great-grandson have received Eagle Scout awards. Merrill graduated cum laude in Chemistry from BYU and served as a civilian chemist at Sacramento, CA USAAF during World War II. He was Chief Chemist and Chief of Research for J.R. Simplot Enterprises from 1944-1948.
Accepted into the University of Utah Medical School in 1948, he graduated 6th in his class with an MD degree in 1951. He interned at the USPHS Hospital in Seattle, WA, subsequently entering private practice as a physician and surgeon in Pocatello, Idaho in 1953. He practiced medicine in Pocatello for more than 40 years. As a physician he truly practiced the healer's art, serving and providing expert medical care and healing skills for thousands of patients and their families. He never turned away a patient who couldn't pay, including many refused by others. He volunteered countless hours in connection with missionary and Boy Scout physical exams and related services such as scout camp inspections and as medical officer at national and international jamborees.
He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practitioners, served as Bannock County Physician, Chairman of the Idaho State Board of Health, and much more. A doctor from the "old school," he performed numerous surgeries and delivered a multitude of babies (estimated to be around 5000) as part of his extensive family practice. His retirement was lamented by a substantial segment of the community who keenly felt the loss of "their doctor." His integrity was unquestioned. He was admired in his neighborhood, community, city, state, and elsewhere as an honest, respected citizen and patriotic American. The good name and heritage he left will forever be honored and held in reverence by his posterity. He is loved as a worthy "father," that most divine of titles.
His wife Winnie preceded him in death on April 6, 2003. He is survived by sons Kim (Janet Oborn) and Paul (Lynette Hall), and daughters Lynelle McDonald (Kent), Jil Hunt (Craig), and Ann Lystrup (Scott), and younger brothers Alvin (Fern) and Stephen (Hazel). Brothers Joseph and Ivan and sister Verla are also deceased.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Pocatello Idaho Caldwell Park Ward building, 135 South 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. There will be a viewing held in Pocatello at Downard Funeral Home, 241 North Garfield Avenue, on Thursday evening, October 15, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and also prior to the Funeral Services at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the Ward Chapel.
Interment will be in the Pocatello City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from October 11 to October 13, 2009.
Merrill John Sharp, 94, passed away on October 9, 2009 at CareSource Hospice in Holladay, UT of causes incident to age.
Merrill was born March 12, 1915 at Lewisville, Idaho to William Parley Sharp and Mary Eliza Jones.
He married Winnie Hendricks in the Logan LDS Temple on July 28, 1936. They had five children and at his passing there were 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout his life and served as president of the Idaho Pocatello East Stake. The examples set by him and his wife led each of their children to trust in God and gain their own testimonies of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. His sons served LDS missions and all children married in LDS temples.
He was a great supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an Eagle Scout and avid Scouter, and served at Council, Regional, and National levels from Scoutmaster to Council President to National Committee chairman. He founded and was president of Xi Theta Tau (Scout) fraternity at Idaho State University, and was honored by the BSA with the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was the first recipient of Tendoy Council's Distinguished Scouter Award and the first inductee into the Tendoy Council Hall of Fame. A whole page would merely summarize a lifetime of service in Scouting and its activities. It meant a great deal to him that both sons, all 11 grandsons, and thus far one great-grandson have received Eagle Scout awards. Merrill graduated cum laude in Chemistry from BYU and served as a civilian chemist at Sacramento, CA USAAF during World War II. He was Chief Chemist and Chief of Research for J.R. Simplot Enterprises from 1944-1948.
Accepted into the University of Utah Medical School in 1948, he graduated 6th in his class with an MD degree in 1951. He interned at the USPHS Hospital in Seattle, WA, subsequently entering private practice as a physician and surgeon in Pocatello, Idaho in 1953. He practiced medicine in Pocatello for more than 40 years. As a physician he truly practiced the healer's art, serving and providing expert medical care and healing skills for thousands of patients and their families. He never turned away a patient who couldn't pay, including many refused by others. He volunteered countless hours in connection with missionary and Boy Scout physical exams and related services such as scout camp inspections and as medical officer at national and international jamborees.
He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practitioners, served as Bannock County Physician, Chairman of the Idaho State Board of Health, and much more. A doctor from the "old school," he performed numerous surgeries and delivered a multitude of babies (estimated to be around 5000) as part of his extensive family practice. His retirement was lamented by a substantial segment of the community who keenly felt the loss of "their doctor." His integrity was unquestioned. He was admired in his neighborhood, community, city, state, and elsewhere as an honest, respected citizen and patriotic American. The good name and heritage he left will forever be honored and held in reverence by his posterity. He is loved as a worthy "father," that most divine of titles.
His wife Winnie preceded him in death on April 6, 2003. He is survived by sons Kim (Janet Oborn) and Paul (Lynette Hall), and daughters Lynelle McDonald (Kent), Jil Hunt (Craig), and Ann Lystrup (Scott), and younger brothers Alvin (Fern) and Stephen (Hazel). Brothers Joseph and Ivan and sister Verla are also deceased.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Pocatello Idaho Caldwell Park Ward building, 135 South 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. There will be a viewing held in Pocatello at Downard Funeral Home, 241 North Garfield Avenue, on Thursday evening, October 15, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and also prior to the Funeral Services at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the Ward Chapel.
Interment will be in the Pocatello City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from October 11 to October 13, 2009.
Merrill was born March 12, 1915 at Lewisville, Idaho to William Parley Sharp and Mary Eliza Jones.
He married Winnie Hendricks in the Logan LDS Temple on July 28, 1936. They had five children and at his passing there were 25 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout his life and served as president of the Idaho Pocatello East Stake. The examples set by him and his wife led each of their children to trust in God and gain their own testimonies of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. His sons served LDS missions and all children married in LDS temples.
He was a great supporter of the Boy Scouts of America, an Eagle Scout and avid Scouter, and served at Council, Regional, and National levels from Scoutmaster to Council President to National Committee chairman. He founded and was president of Xi Theta Tau (Scout) fraternity at Idaho State University, and was honored by the BSA with the Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope awards. He was the first recipient of Tendoy Council's Distinguished Scouter Award and the first inductee into the Tendoy Council Hall of Fame. A whole page would merely summarize a lifetime of service in Scouting and its activities. It meant a great deal to him that both sons, all 11 grandsons, and thus far one great-grandson have received Eagle Scout awards. Merrill graduated cum laude in Chemistry from BYU and served as a civilian chemist at Sacramento, CA USAAF during World War II. He was Chief Chemist and Chief of Research for J.R. Simplot Enterprises from 1944-1948.
Accepted into the University of Utah Medical School in 1948, he graduated 6th in his class with an MD degree in 1951. He interned at the USPHS Hospital in Seattle, WA, subsequently entering private practice as a physician and surgeon in Pocatello, Idaho in 1953. He practiced medicine in Pocatello for more than 40 years. As a physician he truly practiced the healer's art, serving and providing expert medical care and healing skills for thousands of patients and their families. He never turned away a patient who couldn't pay, including many refused by others. He volunteered countless hours in connection with missionary and Boy Scout physical exams and related services such as scout camp inspections and as medical officer at national and international jamborees.
He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practitioners, served as Bannock County Physician, Chairman of the Idaho State Board of Health, and much more. A doctor from the "old school," he performed numerous surgeries and delivered a multitude of babies (estimated to be around 5000) as part of his extensive family practice. His retirement was lamented by a substantial segment of the community who keenly felt the loss of "their doctor." His integrity was unquestioned. He was admired in his neighborhood, community, city, state, and elsewhere as an honest, respected citizen and patriotic American. The good name and heritage he left will forever be honored and held in reverence by his posterity. He is loved as a worthy "father," that most divine of titles.
His wife Winnie preceded him in death on April 6, 2003. He is survived by sons Kim (Janet Oborn) and Paul (Lynette Hall), and daughters Lynelle McDonald (Kent), Jil Hunt (Craig), and Ann Lystrup (Scott), and younger brothers Alvin (Fern) and Stephen (Hazel). Brothers Joseph and Ivan and sister Verla are also deceased.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Pocatello Idaho Caldwell Park Ward building, 135 South 7th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. There will be a viewing held in Pocatello at Downard Funeral Home, 241 North Garfield Avenue, on Thursday evening, October 15, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and also prior to the Funeral Services at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the Ward Chapel.
Interment will be in the Pocatello City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News from October 11 to October 13, 2009.
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