Obituary: Dale Cleon Wagstaff

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Dale Cleon Wagstaff 1954 ~ 2005 Dale Cleon Wagstaff died January 17, 2005. Dale was born October 6, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Donald Hills Wagstaff, Sr. and Annie Lucile Bowcutt Wagstaff. He comes from a family of ten children and has an identical twin brother. Dale is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints.

From his early youth, Dale appeared in many plays and musical productions at the Valley Music Hall, and at the University of Utah. He grew up in Holladay, Utah and later moved with his family to the Foothill area of Salt Lake City where he attended Highland High School. Dale taught school at the Salt Lake Technical College and was a skilled mechanic and craftsman. Dale was an avid snow skier, competitive motorcycle rider, and all around sports enthusiast. He was an accomplished musician and artist. He loved nature and was most comfortable out of doors with the wind blowing through his hair. From the time he was a little boy, he had a fascination with trucks. He used to play on the tank trucks at his father's Gas Stations and Truck Stop. Dale began "Dale C. Wagstaff Trucking Company" in 1973. He traveled over three millions miles, serving people and making friend across North America for over thirty Years. Since 1986, Dale lived in Billings, Montana. He loved Montana's Big Sky, and his passing is a great loss to his friends and family who love him so much. Dale is survived by his 90 year-old mother, Annie Bowcutt Wagstaff, eight siblings (four brothers and four sisters); Sheryl (Steve) Mason, Stevensville, Montana; Donald H. Wagstaff, Jr., Las Vegas, Nevada; Janet Howells Wolfley (Darrell), Shoal Creek, Alabama; Doug (Laura) Wagstaff, Oakley, Utah; Dwayne (Carmen) Wagstaff, Twin Falls, Idaho; Kathy (Mark) Emery, Holladay, Utah, Darlene Macey Hughes (Jordan), Sandy, Utah; Darol (Loree) Wagstaff, Bountiful, Utah. Dale loved all of his nephews and nieces and considered his twin brother Darol's five children and twin grandchildren to be his own. Dale was preceded in death by his father, and his older sister Judith Elaine Wagstaff. Through the Organ Donor program, Dale was able to extend the lives of four individuals. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 29, 2005, 12:00 noon, at the Monument Park 14th Ward Chapel, 2255 S. Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah. Friends and family may call Saturday morning prior to service from 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Funeral services provided by Cottonwood Mortuary. Interment, Salt Lake City, Cemetery.