Vaughn Thomas Clegg Obituary (1930

Vaughn Thomas Clegg, 88, passed away peacefully in his Orem home on Monday morning, Aug. 27, 2018. Born to Joy O. and Oriel Griffin Clegg in Vineyard, UT June 20, 1930, Vaughn entered life beside his twin brother Val, the third and fourth of eight children. Vaughn graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947 and served an LDS mission in New England. He attended Brigham Young University where he met Lola Joyce Bowden. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on Nov. 20, 1953. Together, Vaughn and Joyce were blessed with six children. He established Cleggs Car Care in Orem and as owner, managed the business for over 40 years. He also built and managed Trafalga Family Fun Center in Orem. Vaughn’s life was defined by enduring service to God and family. His posterity has grown to 99, including children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He fulfilled church assignments as bishop, high councilor, and patriarch in the Sunset Heights Stake. He and Joyce also served LDS missions of public affairs in Salt Lake City, farm management in Elberta, Utah, and a full-time humanitarian service mission in the Philippines. Vaughn was a selfless handyman who provided countless acts of service, including sprinkling systems, playhouses, gardens, and bringing automobiles to life. Visitors to his home rarely left without a bag of home grown vegetables in hand. Throughout his life, Vaughn loved family reunions and built a family cabin in Idaho, a place he always cherished for the memories created there with family and loved ones. Vaughn is survived by Lola Joyce Bowden, his wife of 65 years, his children, Gina (Ken) Hamilton, Karl B. (Julee) Clegg, Kyle V. (Karin) Clegg, Kenneth (Heather) Clegg, Korene (Jason) Merrell, and Karen (Allen) Hurst, 30 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and siblings Jean Webster, Morris J. Clegg, William Clegg, Emily Lysager, and Lori Jensen. He was preceded in death by his firstborn son Kerry (Gina) Clegg and siblings Janet and Val Clegg. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Aug. 31, 11:00 a.m. at the Sunset Heights 3rd Ward Chapel, 1105 W. 600 S., Orem, UT. A viewing will be held at the same location on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 6-8p.m. and prior to services on Friday from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Interment will be in Timpanogos Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.