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Stanley "Leon" Maxfield

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Birth Date: March 17, 1943
Death Date: July 6, 2016
Age at Death: 73
Sex: male
Veteran Of: U.S.Navy

Marriages

Sheila Swink

Divorced

Diane (snyder) Newberry - May 6, 2006

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Moab, Utah
Mortuary Name: Fausett Mortuary

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obituary - July 13, 2016

Stanley "Leon"
Maxfield
March 17, 1943 - July 6, 2016
Stanley “Leon” Maxfield,
73, returned with honor to his
Heavenly Father from his
home in Grand Junction,
Colorado on the evening of
July 6, 2016. He fought a
valiant battle with esophageal
cancer for the last year; the
last two months were
especially difficult for him.
Leon was born in Grand
Junction, Colorado to
Raymond Baker and Leda
(Mecham) Maxfield on March
17, 1943. The family moved
to Green River, Utah, where
he grew up and attended
school. Leon worked long
hours after school and on
weekends while in high
school. He was a graduate of
Green River High School and
was especially interested in mathematics and physics.
Leon served in the United States Navy from 1961 through
1965 during the Vietnam War in the western Pacific as a
radarman aboard two minesweepers. During his military
service, he married Diane Snyder; they divorced.
After completing his enlistment, he was honorably discharged
then went to work as a radarman at the White Sands Missile
Base in Green River. He married Sheila Swink and the couple
settled in Moab, Utah where three daughters were born to them,
Tamara, Rachel and Brenda. He worked as an electrician for Rio
Algom and Union Carbide. Leon worked as a miner in several
other uranium mines. After he moved his family to Price, Utah,
Leon drove trucks hauling coal for Savage Brothers for many
years to support his family. Then he moved them to Green River
where he owned and operated Interstate Towing. He and Sheila
divorced.
Later, Leon found Diane (Snyder) Newberry, his youthful
sweetheart, again. On May 5, 2006, Leon married Diane in
Grand Junction, Colorado. They were called to serve in the
Monticello, Utah temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday
Saints. Leon loved serving others and was usually the first
one there when called on a service project.
Leon and his brothers were known throughout southeast Utah
for singing and playing guitar. Leon especially enjoyed family
gatherings, playing guitar and singing with friends and loved
ones. He also enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and
reloading. Leon was a frugal and caring father and taught his
children to live within their means.
Leon is survived by his wife, Diane; his sister, Marilynn (Joe)
Mazak of North Edwards, California; daughters, Tamara
Caviness, and Rachel (Mike) Cresto of Moab; step-son, Ken
Newberry II, Hermosa Beach, California, and grandchildren,
Kiera Garber, Jake Garber, Rori Cresto, Rowan Cresto, and
Morgan Cresto. He was preceded in death by his parents; his
brothers, Dennis, Rodger Dean, and Grant; infant daughter,
Brenda, and son-in-law, Danny.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 16, at the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Green River, Utah. The
viewing will begin at 9:00 a.m., with services at 11:00.
Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Moab,
Utah at 3:00 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Fausett Mortuary in
Price, Utah.
Donations may be made in Leon’s name to HopeWest Hospice
in Grand Junction. Family and friends may sign the guestbook
and share memories of Leon at www.fausettmortuary.com.

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