Death info on Delbert Sweat

Delbert Sweat was Emeline's youngest brother.

Delbert Sweat, May 1956
Photo cropped from a larger image
From the personal albums of Sharleen May

According to these documents the following dates apply:

BIRTH: 12 May 1914- Heber, Wasatch, Utah

DEATH: 2 Mar 1997- Heber, Wasatch, Utah

He was 82 years old when he died.

 Obituary:

SOURCE: Deseret News 1997, Mar 4-5, p.B4
Found in the personal albums of Veda Cox

Obituary transcribed:

Delbert Sweat

HEBER CITY- Delbert Sweat, 82, died Sunday March 2, 1997, at his home in Heber City.

He was born in the same home on May 12, 1914.  He was the youngest of 13 children born to Louis and Elizabeth Broadhead Sweat.  He was married to Lorna Atwood on November 11, 1935, in Hanna, Utah; later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

He lived his entire life in Heber City, Utah, except for the last 17 years in which he lived in Gilmer, Texas, during the winters.

As a young man, he worked in the CC camps.  He was a rancher most of his life and also worked for the State Road Commission for many years.  He has been active in the LDS Church and has served as a bishop and held many other church positions throughout his life.  His family and friends could always depend on him to assist or counsel them in any way he could.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Lorna Atwood Sweat; six brothers and four sisters.

He is survived by a brother Otis Sweat; sister, Nina Fawson; four children: Jean Pilcher; Rex W. Sweat of Gilmer, TX; Lew R. Sweat, Heber City; and Merle Jones of Salt Lake City; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 5, 1997, at 11 a.m. in the Center Creek Ward chapel (2400 So. Mill Rd).  Friends may call at Olpin Mortuary (288 No. Main) Tuesday 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday at the church 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment, Heber City Cemetery.  

 Additional obituary:

SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune, Mar 3, p.D4
Not transcribed as text is same as above

 Local obituary:

SOURCE: Wasatch Wave 1997, Mar 5, p.7B
Not transcribed as text is same as above

Funeral program:

From the personal albums of Sharleen May
Also found in personal albums of Veda Cox

 Headstone:

From the personal albums of Veda Cox

Delbert Sweat in 1984
From the personal albums of Sharleen May

As Delbert passed away in the last 50 years, his death certificate will not become publicly available until around the year 2047.  When it is available I will post it here.