Obituary: The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah, Sunday, 18 Jan 2004:

Whatcott, Vernon C.

Vernon C. Whatcott, of Las Vegas, died Sunday, January 11, 2004, after complications from surgery. He was born on June 13, 1929, in Kanosh, Utah, to Clarence Whatcott and Thressa Whitaker Whatcott.

When Vern entered the 9th grade, the family moved to Provo, Utah, where he attended BY High School, and later graduated from Brigham Young University. Vern proved to be an excellent all-around athlete, and captained his high school basketball and football teams. He also served as his high school senor class president, and attended college on a basketball scholarship.

He was married to Mary Ann Wilson, of Provo, on September17, 1951.

His college education was interrupted when his National Guard unit was mobilized during the Korean conflict. After active duty in Korea in 1950 and 1951, he returned to complete his college studies and was a member of BYUs first graduating engineering class.

After graduation, Vern and his family moved to southern California, where he worked in the aerospace industry, until his retirement in 1985. He moved to Las Vegas, in 1988, and lived there, until his death.

Vern is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; sister, Hope Pritchett; daughters: Jacque Towner, of Virginia; Wendy Ohlsen, of California; and Holly Flowers, of Virginia; grandson and granddaughter, Tyler and Samantha Flowers; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services were held in the Kanosh Cemetery on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, at 2 p.m.

Published in the Daily Herald on 1/18/2004.