Clueless in La Mesa

Obituary
Melvin J Romney was born on March 16, 1927 to Ernest Van Romney, Jr. and
Della Matheson. During his sleep, he peacefully left this mortal life
on March 30, 2010. His surviving loved ones rejoice in his reunion with
many loved ones.

Melvin was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico and raised in the small
community of Duncan, Arizona. He was born second in a family of seven
children. He was known for his hard work and kindness to all who knew
him. He was active in school and church. He graduated early from Duncan
High School in 1945 and enlisted in the navy for a year during World War
II. He then served an honorable mission for the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Australia. He attended Brigham Young University
where he fell in love with a local Duncan girl and good friend Eula
Lunt.

Eula Lunt and Melvin were married on June 20, 1950 in the Mesa, Arizona
temple and enjoyed 40 years of marriage prior to the passing of Eula.
They raised five children together in Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT,
and Fullerton, CA.

He married D. Marci Blaisdell Faught in May,1992. He loved and treated
her seven children and many grandchildren as his own. Mel and Marci
served a mission in the Atlanta, Georgia temple and also served as
temple workers in the Los Angeles, California temple prior to Marci’s
passing in 2003.

During his final years he loved visiting and admiring his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren and frequently traveled between California,
Utah, Nevada and Arizona. He spent much of his time living with his
beloved Uncle Jim Matheson in Springville, Utah.

Melvin was trained vocationally as a baker, but spent most of his
professional life in the produce business and as a truck driver for
grocery and drug stores. He was a very good mechanic and continually
helped neighbors and loved ones with their cars, even until the end of
his life. Mel also loved boating and the outdoors, especially Lake
Powell vacations with his family.

Melvin served the Lord faithfully in many church callings all of his
life. He is most remembered for his amazing capacity to love, serve and
sacrifice for his fellow man. He truly exemplified charity - the pure
love of Christ.

Survivors include his five children Donald M. Romney, Lynette Olson,
Richard L. Romney, Darleen Frank, and Darrell V. Romney; his seven
step-children Steven Faught, Jeff Faught, Troy Faught, Scott Faught,
Chris Kleven, Kelly Chamberlain and Darren Faught; 24 grandchildren and
22 great-grandchildren (with 2 more soon to come) of Eula and Melvin;
many grandchildren of Marci; his siblings Shirley Payne, Carol O'Dell,
and Spencer Romney.