William Rex Masters

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  • William Rex Masters
    
    CEDAR CITY, Utah William Rex Masters, 95, of Escalante, Utah, died Jan. 21, 2006, in Cedar City, Utah.
    
    He was born Nov. 12, 1910, in Central City, Ky., to Ora Eldridge and Eliza Jane Slaten Masters.
    
    When he was 16, he moved to Linwood, Utah with his mother and stepfather, Albert Thompson. He graduated from Manila High School in 1933.
    
    Masters married Susie Anson on March 28, 1933. She preceded him in death on May 7, 1964. They had three children.
    
    Masters married Ray Reid on Jan. 21, 1965, and their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple June 10, 1966. They had 41 years together.
    
    He was a heavy equipment operator most of his life and retired from Daggett County, Utah, as supervisor of roads. He enjoyed farming and cars. After retiring, he moved to Escalante, Utah, and enjoyed woodworking and sharing his creations with family and friends. Other interests included gardening and his yard. He also loved sports, especially basketball.
    
    Survivors include two daughters, Sheila and husband George Palmer and Linda and Tom Taliaferro; two stepsons, Vernon Hale and wife Janice Reid and Larry D. and wife Lorna Hale; 19 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
    
    He was preceded in death by his first wife, Susie; parents; son, James Ross Masters; and grandson, Thomas Seddon Taliaferro.
    
    Funeral services will take place Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at 1 p.m. in the Escalante Stake Center. Friends may call at the Stake Center in Escalante on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Manila, Utah Cemetery on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at 1 p.m.