Pleasant Grove High School

Darrell K. Fenton - 9/2/2008

Class of 1951

Darrel K. Fenton, of Longmont, died at his residence September 2, 2008. He was 75.

Darrel was born on March 28, 1933 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Thomas Fenton and Beth Kirk Fenton. He lost his father at a young age and as the oldest sibling, took on numerous jobs to help support his family. From picking fruit, to selling items door to door he became a provider at an early point of his life.

Following high school, Darrel joined the US Air Force. While expecting to be stationed in Hawaii, he was surprised to fly into Labrador where he was stationed in the snow and frozen tundra.

Darrel attended and graduated from Utah Tech. While in college he met the love of his life Cleta Martin. They were married on October 3, 1958 at the Salt Lake City LDS Temple.

Darrel joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 1961. The family moved to Colorado in 1961, and then Longmont in 1962. He was proud to have been on the first shift at the Longmont FAA Center in 1962. He retired in 1988.

He was active and involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints his entire life. He enjoyed golf, tennis, hunting and fishing. He participated in the senior tennis league for a number of years.

Preceding him in death were his parents and two brothers Sam Fenton and Jay McNees.

Surviving are his wife Cleta Fenton of Longmont, daughter Mindi Markham and her husband Ed of Mead, two sons Brian Fenton and his wife Joyce of Filmore, CA and Thomas Fenton and his wife Pamela of Troutdale, OR; two brothers Thomas Fenton of Hurricane, Utah and Joel McNees of Carrolton, Texas, a sister Georgia Scott of Portland, Oregon; and five grandchildren Cody Markham and his wife Kara of Provo, Utah, Shane Markham and his wife Alyssa of Mead, Kylie West and her husband Ryan of Riverton, Utah, Lt. Joshua Kirk Fenton currently stationed in El Paso, Texas and Anna Katerina Fenton of Boston, Massachusetts.

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