- Veteran of World War II - Army Air Corps
- Veteran of Korean War - 213th Field Artillery
- Missionary - St George Historic Sites Mission
Harold Stafford "Staff" Snow, Jr. was born 12 May 1924 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States to Harold Stafford Snow (1897-1972) and Lydia Ellen Hopkins (1898-1983) and died 1 April 2016 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Roene Turner (1929-2020) 3 June 1947 in St. George Utah Temple, Washington County, Utah, United States.
Obituary
Harold Stafford “Staff” Snow, Jr., our beloved Husband and Father passed away peacefully Friday April 1, 2016 from causes incident to age. Staff, Great Grandson of Apostle Erastus Snow, was born in St. George, Utah May 12, 1924 to Harold Stafford and Lydia Ellen Hopkins Snow, the third of ten children.
He was a lifelong resident of St. George Utah and a Dixie College graduate. With our nation in the midst of WW II Stafford enlisted in the Army and served in the Air Corp in the Pacific Theatre. After his honorable discharge he returned to Dixie College where he met the beautiful Roene Turner from Washington, Utah who would become the love of his life. They were sealed in the St. George Temple on June 3, 1947 by his father, President Harold Stafford Snow. He was a First Lt. in the Utah National Guard and served honorably with the 213th Field Artillery during the Korean War.
Farming was his love especially working with his son’s. He was also a letter carrier for thirty-three years with the US Postal Service. He felt it an honor to serve the residents on his daily route.
He was an active member of the LDS church and a lifelong member of his beloved Fourth Ward. He served faithfully in many callings. It was a privilege for Staff and Roene to serve together as missionaries in the St. George Historical Sites Mission. Dad served twenty-five years as an ordinance worker in the St. George Temple, the last sixteen years as a sealer.
He loved his “Snow’s Quittin Time” home in Pine Valley, spending time with family, and the Christmas season. He will be fondly remembered as an honest, hardworking, genuine man of integrity. A devoted, loving husband and father.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Afton Everett and brother Walter. He is survived by his wife Roene, children, Kenneth (Shirla) Snow, Russell (Amber)Snow, Scott (Pamela) Snow, Linda (Monty) Humphries and Lori Ann (Cameron) Moore, twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren who loved their “GGPa” and he loved them.
The family extends their heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to the nurses and staff at Dixie Regional who helped with Stafford’s care. They truly felt your compassion and caring. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. George East Stake Center, 449 S. 300 E., St. George, UT.
There will be a viewing Friday, April 8, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S. Bluff, and also Saturday prior to services from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Stake Center. Interment will take place in the St. George City Cemetery.[1][2]
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Afton Snow (1919-2010) | |||
| Dean Brimhall Snow (1922-2016) | |||
| Harold Stafford Snow (1924-2016) | 12 May 1924 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 1 April 2016 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Roene Turner (1929-2020) |
| Walter Hopkins snow (1926-2008) | |||
| Clair Erastus Snow (1929-2017) | |||
| Frank Snow (1935-1935) | |||
| Annette Snow (1937-2019) | |||
Residences
See Also
See Also
- Harold Snow
- Snow in Washington County, Utah
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