John Claude Broughton

Our brother, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather went home to our Heavenly Father on April 28, 2015. John Claude Broughton, age 83, left behind a legacy of love and fun. He married his eternal partner of 35 years, Kathleen Birrell Broughton, on April 19, 1980. After retiring from the Salt Lake City Fire Department in May of 1985 he moved his family to his childhood farm in Christie, Oklahoma. The family moved to

Vernal, Utah, June of 1995 where he lived until his death. He will always be remembered for his teasing, story-telling, and making everyone he met laugh. He was dedicated to his faith in the LDS Church and lived his life selflessly serving others. He was preceded in death by Kermit Broughton (son), Connie Demerest (daughter), and David Demerest (grandson). He is survived by Kathleen Birrell Broughton (wife), Herbert Broughton (brother), Roger Demerest (husband of Connie), Tracey (Jeff) Presslar, Shelley (John) Da Ronche, Kevin (Karin) Broughton, Joanna (Jeff) Shields, Natalie Marrott, Steven (Sheralan) Marrott, Lorraine (Beau) Nielsen, Sarah (Brandt) Litton, 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.Funeral services will be held 11:00am at the Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, Saturday May 9, 2015. Viewings will be Friday, May 8th from 6-8pm and Saturday, May 9th 10:00-10:30am. In lieu of flowers we ask a donation be made to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital where John’s grandchild was saved at birth.