John "Jack" Lougee
The News-Examiner, Thursday, February 3,
1955, page 1
FORMER SHARON RESIDENT DIES
John "Jack" Lougee, 58, died in the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City on Friday, January 28th of a heart attack. Born April 2, 1896 in Loa, Wayne Co Utah, deceased moved to Sharon with his parents, Darius Charles and Emily Gambling Lougee in 1898. He graduated from the USAC in Logan and taught in Idaho schools for seven years at Pegram, Dubois and Roberts. He served in World War I with AEF and was wounded in the battle of the Argonne in France.
Mr. Lougee has been working at Hill Field for the past ten years where he was employed as an electrician at AFB. He was a member of the LDS Church and while living at Sharon was Sunday School superintendent. At the time of his death he was a member of the Quorum of Seventies and a teacher.
He married Stella Clegg of Dubois June 13, 1921. Survivors are his widow, six daughters and two sons, Mrs. Verl (Norma) Waddoups, Blackfoot; Mrs. Glen (Stella) Ebert, Sandy Utah; Mrs. Don (Lucille) Mickelson, Farmington Utah; Lavourn, Shirley and Joann Lougee of Layton Utah; John Rulon Lougee of Ottumwas, Iowa and Donald Earl Lougee of Logan. Also surviving are his 84 year old mother, Mrs. Charles Lougee of Sharon; three sisters, Mrs. Parley Clegg and Mrs. Joseph Clegg of Dietrich, and Mrs. Ruth Butler of Wallace; two brothers Thomas and Robert L Lougee, both of Sharon as well as 12 grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the Liberty-Sharon LDS ward with Bishop Ronald Miller of Layton conducting. The opening song "School Thy Feelings" was by a quartet comprised of James Olsen, Russell Hymas, Stanley Morgan and Marvin Hymas with Mrs. James Olsen as accompanist; invocation Jesse R Matthews; speaker Bishop Albert Miller; vocal solo "Face to Face" Max Haddock, accompanied by Mrs. Armatage; speakers Bishop Henry L Heinle and Amos B Hulme; song "I Need Thee Every Hour" quartet; benediction Bishop C N Carlsen. Interment was in the Sharon cemetery and the grave was dedicated by Jay Christensen.
Pall bearers were Caryle Gambling, David
Parker, Fred Parker, Norman Gambling, Rudolph Bienz and Russell Hansen. The
Matthews Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.