MYERS, Howard Paul, 75, a United States Army National Guard Veteran, passed away on July 04, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. He married Elaine Cloughton on December 7, 1968 in Hailey, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his father, Glen Paul Myers; and his daughter, Margaret C. Myers. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Elaine Cloughton Myers; sons, William Glen Myers and his wife, Rayann Myers, Michael Paul Myers, and Timothy James Myers and his wife, Jipsie Myers; grandchildren, Lisa Gonzales and her husband Joe Gonzales, David Earl, Cecil Brower, Timothy James "Jimmy" Myers Jr., Samantha Myers; and Cynthia Strickland and her husband Tyler Strickland; and by his mother, Nina H. Hillam Myers.
Paul was trained as an equipment operator at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and he was activated to Fort Lewis, Washington during the Berlin Crisis in 1962. He returned to Idaho National Guard Battalion 116 Engineering Division in 1963. During his enlistment in the Guard, Paul participated in the recovery of Eastern Idaho after the Teton Damn disaster of 1976. He started working for Idaho Fishing and Game Department at Ashton, Idaho in 1966 and working at several other hatcheries until 1982. In 1984 Paul started working for Cyprus Mining Corporation at Challis, Idaho. In 1987, during a lay-off he was offered a job in Bagdad, Arizona at the Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corporation working until he retired in 2008 from Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad. He enjoyed his retirement by being outdoors and traveling.
A Visitation is scheduled at 12:00 PM at The Church of Latter Day Saints Church, 2 Community Drive, Bagdad, Arizona, on Monday, July 09, 2018, and the Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Pineview Cemetery in Ashton, Idaho. To sign the guestbook online, and to share your memories, and send your condolences and well-wishes to the family, please visit, www.surprisefuneralcare.com.
