My hero, my mentor, my best friend, my dad.
Born in extremely humble circumstances in a rural area of Utah, Doyle was the third child and son of Fred and his second wife, Genevieve Davis. Fred's first wife had died, leaving him with two young children.
Doyle grew up working hard on the farm with his older brothers and cousins. They raised chickens and cattle, and grew sugar beets and alfalfa. They worked the farm and went to school when they could - all doing very well in school. After farming all day, the boys would get together to play ball, baseball. Doyle played first base. The brothers and cousins made up the Genola team and were extremely competitive.
Life was not easy on the farm. At the age of 12, Doyle's mother passed away from an infection resulting from an appendectomy. At the age of 80, he would still become emotional over the premature death of his beloved mother. He always missed her.
At the age of 17, his father's brother, who taught high school math in Alhambra, California, offered to put him through his last year in high school and help him get a job in California. Doyle accepted the opportunity.
He excelled in school. During the World War II years, he tried to join the Air Force like his cousins and brother, but was rejected because of a heart murmur probably contracted during a bout with rheumatic fever in his youth. Not being allowed to fly the aircraft, he got a job at Lockheed as a riveter and helped build the planes that won World War II.
He returned to Genola, UT to marry his childhood sweetheart. Not finding work in Utah, he took her back to California. They settled in Alhambra, CA, around the corner from a good friend, Dr. Joseph T. Edmunds, who taught him how to play chess, and golf, and enjoy life to its fullest. In Alhambra, Doyle owned and operated a very successful dental laboratory.
After having 3 children, he returned to school (USC) to earn his D.D.S. degree where he graduated top in his class. During his last year, another daughter was born. He opened practice in Alhambra where he worked for the next 30 years, renting office space from his good friend, Dr. A. K. Berry.
During this time he served faithfully in his community, family, and church. He organized and founded a couple of banks - Progressive and Citrus State. He built a building in San Fernando Valley that served as a State Employment Building for over 30 years. He also served many years at his church in the bishopric, high council, early morning seminary teacher, as stake president and regional representative, a couple of missions - one of them with his wife to London, England, and served many years as a sealer in the Los Angeles Temple during which time he was privileged to seal many of his grandchildren to their spouses.
For almost 20 years after retirement, he served his family, doing what was needed to help them become successful. He paid for missions, education, singing and piano lessons, house payments and down payments on homes to help his children and grandchildren be successful in life. He loved to teach and give counsel - all for the perfecting of his children and grandchildren. He believed in doing your best - always - and never giving up.
At the age of 80 and a half, after a week of golf, cleaning the pool, cutting the turkey for Christmas Dinner for the whole family, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died a few days later. Though we all regretted not being able to say good-bye and personally tell him one last time how much we loved him, we were thankful that he didn't suffer and passed away close to all his family with the knowledge of how much they all loved him. His legacy was his family. His last words in mortality were said to his only son before he went into surgery from which he never recovered, "Take care of your mother".
Being that all of Doyle's children and his spouse had moved to Utah by 2018, he was lovingly dis-interred, sent to Santaquin, Utah, the land of his forefathers, and re-interred in the Santaquin City Cemetery on the 1st of November, 2018. The staff of Rose Hills Memorial Park were very gracious and helpful in making this move for the family and are greatly appreciated by the family.
Born in extremely humble circumstances in a rural area of Utah, Doyle was the third child and son of Fred and his second wife, Genevieve Davis. Fred's first wife had died, leaving him with two young children.
Doyle grew up working hard on the farm with his older brothers and cousins. They raised chickens and cattle, and grew sugar beets and alfalfa. They worked the farm and went to school when they could - all doing very well in school. After farming all day, the boys would get together to play ball, baseball. Doyle played first base. The brothers and cousins made up the Genola team and were extremely competitive.
Life was not easy on the farm. At the age of 12, Doyle's mother passed away from an infection resulting from an appendectomy. At the age of 80, he would still become emotional over the premature death of his beloved mother. He always missed her.
At the age of 17, his father's brother, who taught high school math in Alhambra, California, offered to put him through his last year in high school and help him get a job in California. Doyle accepted the opportunity.
He excelled in school. During the World War II years, he tried to join the Air Force like his cousins and brother, but was rejected because of a heart murmur probably contracted during a bout with rheumatic fever in his youth. Not being allowed to fly the aircraft, he got a job at Lockheed as a riveter and helped build the planes that won World War II.
He returned to Genola, UT to marry his childhood sweetheart. Not finding work in Utah, he took her back to California. They settled in Alhambra, CA, around the corner from a good friend, Dr. Joseph T. Edmunds, who taught him how to play chess, and golf, and enjoy life to its fullest. In Alhambra, Doyle owned and operated a very successful dental laboratory.
After having 3 children, he returned to school (USC) to earn his D.D.S. degree where he graduated top in his class. During his last year, another daughter was born. He opened practice in Alhambra where he worked for the next 30 years, renting office space from his good friend, Dr. A. K. Berry.
During this time he served faithfully in his community, family, and church. He organized and founded a couple of banks - Progressive and Citrus State. He built a building in San Fernando Valley that served as a State Employment Building for over 30 years. He also served many years at his church in the bishopric, high council, early morning seminary teacher, as stake president and regional representative, a couple of missions - one of them with his wife to London, England, and served many years as a sealer in the Los Angeles Temple during which time he was privileged to seal many of his grandchildren to their spouses.
For almost 20 years after retirement, he served his family, doing what was needed to help them become successful. He paid for missions, education, singing and piano lessons, house payments and down payments on homes to help his children and grandchildren be successful in life. He loved to teach and give counsel - all for the perfecting of his children and grandchildren. He believed in doing your best - always - and never giving up.
At the age of 80 and a half, after a week of golf, cleaning the pool, cutting the turkey for Christmas Dinner for the whole family, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died a few days later. Though we all regretted not being able to say good-bye and personally tell him one last time how much we loved him, we were thankful that he didn't suffer and passed away close to all his family with the knowledge of how much they all loved him. His legacy was his family. His last words in mortality were said to his only son before he went into surgery from which he never recovered, "Take care of your mother".
Being that all of Doyle's children and his spouse had moved to Utah by 2018, he was lovingly dis-interred, sent to Santaquin, Utah, the land of his forefathers, and re-interred in the Santaquin City Cemetery on the 1st of November, 2018. The staff of Rose Hills Memorial Park were very gracious and helpful in making this move for the family and are greatly appreciated by the family.
My hero, my mentor, my best friend, my dad.
Born in extremely humble circumstances in a rural area of Utah, Doyle was the third child and son of Fred and his second wife, Genevieve Davis. Fred's first wife had died, leaving him with two young children.
Doyle grew up working hard on the farm with his older brothers and cousins. They raised chickens and cattle, and grew sugar beets and alfalfa. They worked the farm and went to school when they could - all doing very well in school. After farming all day, the boys would get together to play ball, baseball. Doyle played first base. The brothers and cousins made up the Genola team and were extremely competitive.
Life was not easy on the farm. At the age of 12, Doyle's mother passed away from an infection resulting from an appendectomy. At the age of 80, he would still become emotional over the premature death of his beloved mother. He always missed her.
At the age of 17, his father's brother, who taught high school math in Alhambra, California, offered to put him through his last year in high school and help him get a job in California. Doyle accepted the opportunity.
He excelled in school. During the World War II years, he tried to join the Air Force like his cousins and brother, but was rejected because of a heart murmur probably contracted during a bout with rheumatic fever in his youth. Not being allowed to fly the aircraft, he got a job at Lockheed as a riveter and helped build the planes that won World War II.
He returned to Genola, UT to marry his childhood sweetheart. Not finding work in Utah, he took her back to California. They settled in Alhambra, CA, around the corner from a good friend, Dr. Joseph T. Edmunds, who taught him how to play chess, and golf, and enjoy life to its fullest. In Alhambra, Doyle owned and operated a very successful dental laboratory.
After having 3 children, he returned to school (USC) to earn his D.D.S. degree where he graduated top in his class. During his last year, another daughter was born. He opened practice in Alhambra where he worked for the next 30 years, renting office space from his good friend, Dr. A. K. Berry.
During this time he served faithfully in his community, family, and church. He organized and founded a couple of banks - Progressive and Citrus State. He built a building in San Fernando Valley that served as a State Employment Building for over 30 years. He also served many years at his church in the bishopric, high council, early morning seminary teacher, as stake president and regional representative, a couple of missions - one of them with his wife to London, England, and served many years as a sealer in the Los Angeles Temple during which time he was privileged to seal many of his grandchildren to their spouses.
For almost 20 years after retirement, he served his family, doing what was needed to help them become successful. He paid for missions, education, singing and piano lessons, house payments and down payments on homes to help his children and grandchildren be successful in life. He loved to teach and give counsel - all for the perfecting of his children and grandchildren. He believed in doing your best - always - and never giving up.
At the age of 80 and a half, after a week of golf, cleaning the pool, cutting the turkey for Christmas Dinner for the whole family, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died a few days later. Though we all regretted not being able to say good-bye and personally tell him one last time how much we loved him, we were thankful that he didn't suffer and passed away close to all his family with the knowledge of how much they all loved him. His legacy was his family. His last words in mortality were said to his only son before he went into surgery from which he never recovered, "Take care of your mother".
Being that all of Doyle's children and his spouse had moved to Utah by 2018, he was lovingly dis-interred, sent to Santaquin, Utah, the land of his forefathers, and re-interred in the Santaquin City Cemetery on the 1st of November, 2018. The staff of Rose Hills Memorial Park were very gracious and helpful in making this move for the family and are greatly appreciated by the family.
Born in extremely humble circumstances in a rural area of Utah, Doyle was the third child and son of Fred and his second wife, Genevieve Davis. Fred's first wife had died, leaving him with two young children.
Doyle grew up working hard on the farm with his older brothers and cousins. They raised chickens and cattle, and grew sugar beets and alfalfa. They worked the farm and went to school when they could - all doing very well in school. After farming all day, the boys would get together to play ball, baseball. Doyle played first base. The brothers and cousins made up the Genola team and were extremely competitive.
Life was not easy on the farm. At the age of 12, Doyle's mother passed away from an infection resulting from an appendectomy. At the age of 80, he would still become emotional over the premature death of his beloved mother. He always missed her.
At the age of 17, his father's brother, who taught high school math in Alhambra, California, offered to put him through his last year in high school and help him get a job in California. Doyle accepted the opportunity.
He excelled in school. During the World War II years, he tried to join the Air Force like his cousins and brother, but was rejected because of a heart murmur probably contracted during a bout with rheumatic fever in his youth. Not being allowed to fly the aircraft, he got a job at Lockheed as a riveter and helped build the planes that won World War II.
He returned to Genola, UT to marry his childhood sweetheart. Not finding work in Utah, he took her back to California. They settled in Alhambra, CA, around the corner from a good friend, Dr. Joseph T. Edmunds, who taught him how to play chess, and golf, and enjoy life to its fullest. In Alhambra, Doyle owned and operated a very successful dental laboratory.
After having 3 children, he returned to school (USC) to earn his D.D.S. degree where he graduated top in his class. During his last year, another daughter was born. He opened practice in Alhambra where he worked for the next 30 years, renting office space from his good friend, Dr. A. K. Berry.
During this time he served faithfully in his community, family, and church. He organized and founded a couple of banks - Progressive and Citrus State. He built a building in San Fernando Valley that served as a State Employment Building for over 30 years. He also served many years at his church in the bishopric, high council, early morning seminary teacher, as stake president and regional representative, a couple of missions - one of them with his wife to London, England, and served many years as a sealer in the Los Angeles Temple during which time he was privileged to seal many of his grandchildren to their spouses.
For almost 20 years after retirement, he served his family, doing what was needed to help them become successful. He paid for missions, education, singing and piano lessons, house payments and down payments on homes to help his children and grandchildren be successful in life. He loved to teach and give counsel - all for the perfecting of his children and grandchildren. He believed in doing your best - always - and never giving up.
At the age of 80 and a half, after a week of golf, cleaning the pool, cutting the turkey for Christmas Dinner for the whole family, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died a few days later. Though we all regretted not being able to say good-bye and personally tell him one last time how much we loved him, we were thankful that he didn't suffer and passed away close to all his family with the knowledge of how much they all loved him. His legacy was his family. His last words in mortality were said to his only son before he went into surgery from which he never recovered, "Take care of your mother".
Being that all of Doyle's children and his spouse had moved to Utah by 2018, he was lovingly dis-interred, sent to Santaquin, Utah, the land of his forefathers, and re-interred in the Santaquin City Cemetery on the 1st of November, 2018. The staff of Rose Hills Memorial Park were very gracious and helpful in making this move for the family and are greatly appreciated by the family.
