1935 - 2019
On September 24, 2019 at home in North Logan, Utah, Robert (Bob) Leland Stevens, age 84, passed peacefully from this life through the veil to continue his journey. His devoted wife, Ann, his high school sweetheart, was by his side holding his hand as he departed – sure to be greeted by his family and loved ones that passed on before him.
Bob was born February 24, 1935 in Morgan, Utah – the first born and only son of Golden Glen and Rhea Olive (Drummond) Stevens. Bob spent the first six months of his life in Devils Slide, Utah and then moved to Croydon with his parents where he lived for the next four and half years. In 1940 he moved with his family to Ogden, Utah where he attended the first grade before uprooting again to Nampa, Idaho. Bob lived in Nampa long enough to attend the second through the fourth grades before his family moved back to Devils Slide, Utah where Bob lived his formative years until he graduated from Morgan High School.
Bob first met his future wife and love of his life, Isabelle Ann Shaw, in 1949. Bob played the cornet in band and there was a clarinetist sitting behind him that kept kicking the back of his chair. Bob liked the way she looked and so it began.
After Bob graduated high school in 1953, he enlisted in the Army and spent the next two years serving in Germany.
Upon Bob’s return from service, he and his high school sweetheart, Ann, were married for time and all eternity in the Logan, Utah temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on July 14, 1955.
A little over a year after marriage, their first daughter, Isabelle Kim, was born in August 1956. Shortly after Kim’s six-week checkup, Bob and Ann packed all of their worldly possessions and with Kim, moved to Seattle, Washington where Bob began his career with Boeing. Bob started out as a layout template worker and over the next 39 years he became a mechanical engineer, a propulsion research specialist traveling the country testing jet engines and ending his career as the lab resource manager for engineering laboratories. He retired early with a ‘golden handshake’ in 1995.
During his tenure at Boeing his family continued to grow with the addition of his son, Thomas Glen in April 1961 and second daughter, Amy Rachelle in May 1968.
Over the years Bob and Ann lived in Kent, Washington where they raised their family, Poulsbo, Washington, Allyn, Washington, building and living in a dream home on the hillside of Garden City, Utah overlooking Bear Lake, and finally settling in North Logan, Utah.
Bob served faithfully in many callings in the church and also served a two-year service mission with Ann at the Bremerton, Washington store house and dry-pack cannery.
Bob also found himself on the HOA of everywhere they lived and the secretary of the Bear Lake Water Company where he was awarded the Office Person of The Year in 2012 by the Rural Water Association of Utah. He faithfully served his community wherever he went.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Rhea, his nephew Michael Johnson, and a great-grandson Kaleb Ashley.
Bob is survived by his beloved wife Ann, his children Kim Welsch (Keith), Tom Stevens (Penilee), Amy Summers (John), 21 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
To some he was known as Bishop Stevens. To others he was known as Patriarch Stevens. For a while he was even known as ‘The Muddled Male’ in Rich County, Utah and beyond. To us, his family, he was known as Bob, Pop, Uncle, and Grandpa. But to all, he was known as friend. He freely gave of his time and talents, of which he had many, and served anyone in need. He made all of us feel like we were his favorite.
We love and miss you, Pop! Until we meet again…
Bob chose to remain as unassuming in death as he was in life and requested there be no public viewings or funeral. Instead, there will be a graveside service on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 12:00 pm at the South Morgan, Utah cemetery - 335 S State St, Morgan, UT 84050
In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity. For those of you that knew Bob well, enjoy some Peanut M&M’s® in his memory.
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