Eldon Richmond Marchant

(Everybody Smile!!!)


Beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather returned home to his Heavenly Father on October 5th 2010. He was well loved and will be sorely missed. Family and friends are invited to a graveside service that will be held Monday Oct. 11th at Salt Lake Cemetery, 200 North N Street, @ 1:00pm.
Eldon was Born April 7 1939 to Abram and Elaine Marchant in Provo Utah. Eldon and his sister Ramona were orphaned while still children and were raised by their grandparents. After high school Eldon served an LDS Mission in Florida. He married Roma (divorced) and had 2 children, Jeff (Michelle) and Lesa (Kirk) Bird. He spent the last 20 years of his life married to Barbara. While there, Barbara's children; Susie, Donna, William, & Michael, became as his own. Eldon enjoyed visits from his 9 grandsons, 4 granddaughters, 1 great-grandson, and 1 great-grandaughter.
Throughout his life Eldon loved classical music and would listen to it at every opportunity. Often his listening to classical music would be combined with another passion; reading books. Another hobby was steam trains. Eldon loved steam trains. On October 15, 1975, Eldon enjoyed a day at the Salt Lake City train depot with his family when the Freedom Train came in to town. It was almost a yearly event to go ride the Heber Creeper and he made sure that we were on the one that was being pulled by the steam locomotive. A dream came true for Eldon when he landed a part time job firing the box for the Heber Creeper steam engine in the mornings. He also assisted with the relocation of the steam engine that was moved from Pioneer Park to Heber.
Eldon was always willing to help others and the Bishoprics & quorum presidents could always rely on him to respond to a call for assistance. One memorable occasion was when the Teton Dam broke in Idaho; Eldon was there with the volunteers helping with the cleanup/rescue. Eldon frequently found ways to serve or help others. After taking care of his own family on Christmas Eve he would assist those who needed help with the setup that always surrounds having young children.
Finally, Eldon loved people. His job of driving with the UTA for much of his life allowed him to reach out and befriend people who often were looked down upon by others. Although Eldon had an active and broad ranging sense of humor he had little tolerance of jokes, comedies, or situations that belittled or demeaned others.
The family would like to express their thanks to Intermountain Hospice for the wonderful care they provided and thank SereniCare for all their help during this difficult time. Thank you to Bishop Partridge for all his assistance, which started many years ago as a home teacher. A very special thank you for Michael Boyer for the countless hours of service and support so freely given.