Clyde Bartlett

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Clyde Ray Bartlett, (March 16, 1932-February 21, 2025)

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Clyde Ray Bartlett (92), passed away on February 21, 2025, in Logan, Utah, surrounded by his family.

He was born during the Great Depression, on March 16, 1932, in a two-room house in Tridell, Uintah County, Utah, to Charles Owen (1898-1988) and Caroline Mabel Jones (1899-1985). His mother said she traded a sack of flour for him, as that was the payment for the midwife's assistance at his birth. He was the fifth of eight children: Elizabeth, Mark, Gwena, Ona, Clyde, Lela, Charles, and Floyd.

He spent his early boyhood summers living in the Uintah mountains in Paradise Park at the family’s sawmill. He found he was happiest on the back of a horse, ice skating on the frozen rivers and ponds, and skiing down the hills near his home. He usually had a pocketknife and a homemade “flipper” in his pocket.

Clyde was a “Jack of all trades.” With his inherited Bartlett ingenuity, he could fix almost anything with a little baling wire or a leather strap.

He had a beautiful singing voice, could remember the words of poems he learned in grade school, taught his daughters to ballroom dance in the family room to his old record collection, and had a story for every “treasure” he collected in his workroom or shed. He was a tenderhearted man who worried and cared for his wife, children, and grandchildren. His dying concern was for his beloved Marie’s welfare. 

Clyde attended Tridell’s four-room elementary school until 8th grade. He graduated from Alterra High School in 1950 with academic honors and was awarded a scholarship to BYU. 

He entered BYU in the fall of 1950 and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in English. Dad, from that time on, “Bled BYU Blue!” He later went on to earn a Master of Education degree at Utah State University in School Administration with a minor in Psychology. He spent most of his career in the employment of Logan City School District as principal of the old Whittier, Woodruff, Wilson, and Riverside Elementary schools, retiring in the spring of 1987.

He was in the United States Air Force ROTC program at BYU. He served in the United States Air Force stateside during the Korean War. When that commission was over, he joined the United States Air Force Reserves and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He taught his children to love their country through his example of patriotism. 

Clyde married his high school sweetheart, Marie Eldredge, on August 15, 1952, in the Salt Lake Temple. They had seven children. Dad relished in people’s reactions when he would say, “We have seven children, all boys except six.” Lynette Hutchison, South Carolina Charleston Mission (Kim), LaNae Mckenna, Hyde Park, Utah, (Todd), LuAnn Weber, Millville, Utah, (Duane), Leesa Boman, Grantsville, Utah, (Doug), LaRee Evans, Hyde Park, Utah, (Bill), Launa Godfrey, Logan, Utah, (Ron), and Landon Bartlett, Williamston, Michigan, (Trinette DeSpain). Clyde took great pride in his 36 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Clyde was a valiant member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in numerous ward and stake callings, including serving a mission with his wife, Marie, to the Philippines, Baguio Mission, from December 1997 to May 1999. They also served a mission at the Church Employment Center in North Logan. Dad’s testimony: “The Savior is real, His gospel is true, and when we know it…the purposes of life take on greater meaning.”

Clyde is preceded in death by his parents, siblings, Elizabeth, Mark, Gwena, Ona, and Lela, son-in-law Kim Hutchison, granddaughter Katie Weber, great-grandchildren Anne Marie Jensen and Luke and Landon Graff. He is survived by his wife, children, and brothers Charles and Floyd.

The family expresses heartfelt thanks to Dr. Steven Salisbury and staff, the wonderful caregivers at North Logan Maple Springs Assisted Living, Nick with Assisting Hands, Logan Regional Hospital ER staff, and the Transitional Care Unit and Intermountain Hospice staff.

Funeral Services will be held on March 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 65 East Center Street, Hyde Park, Utah. A viewing will be held at this location prior to the funeral from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Interment will be in the North Logan Memorial Park, 2075 East 2500 North, North Logan, Utah.

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