John Charles Roper

A viewing will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fruita LDS Chapel, 343 E. Ottley, with funeral services at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Crown Point Cemetery.

Mr. Roper was an electrician.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy L. Roper; three sons, John Raymond “Ray” Roper of Tannersville, Pennsylvania, David L. Roper of Grand Junction, and Kent Walker Roper of Smithfield, Utah; a daughter Nancy Louise Hymas of Grand Junction; a sister Anna Mae Wall of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; 13 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to LDS Humanitarian Aid Service, 1450 University Ave., Provo UT 84604; or to Mesa Land Trust, 1006 Main St., Grand Junction 81501.

John Charles Roper

November 7, 1923 - July 25, 2015

John Charles Roper, age 91, died at home July 25, 2015. John grew up on ranches on the Taylor River and Gunnison, Colorado.

John and Dorothy Walker were married in Gunnison on June 9, 1945. They lived in Gunnison and Cedar City, Utah before moving in 1953 to Grand Junction, where John was an electrician and a farmer.

John joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1970, serving in multiple callings. He and Dorothy were sealed in the Provo, Utah temple on May 27, 1972. They served an LDS church mission in Jackson Mississippi, from 1989 - 1990.

John was an avid hiker, horseback rider and explorer. He plied every wilderness byway he knew, constantly seeking new places to explore, new roads to go down.

John is survived by wife Dorothy ""Dot"", with whom he shared 70 years of marriage; by sister, Anna Mae Wall; by children, John Raymond ""Ray"" (Candy), David (Jeanie), Kent (Kathy) and Nancy (Neil) Hymas, and by 13 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by brother, Robert and by sisters, Gladys, Helen, Evelyn, Ola, Lorena, Carol, and Noella.

Viewing will be Saturday, August 1, from 9:30 to 10:15 with the funeral service following at 10:30 a.m. at the Fruita LDS chapel, 343 E. Ottley Avenue.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, can be made to LDS Humanitarian Services or The Mesa County Land Conservancy.