Wayne Arlin Dalton's Obituary
Beloved father and friend Wayne Arlin Dalton of Provo died Wednesday March 24th 2021 at his home in Provo of cancer. He was born the first son of Arlin Burk Dalton and Joan King Dalton on December 23rd 1949 in Provo Utah. He was the eldest brother to 3 siblings, little Sis Arlene Dalton of Provo, Sister Kristie Lee Dalton of Provo, and Lee Roy Burke Dalton of Provo, all deceased.
Wayne has been in the newspaper more times than we can count, including write ups for he saving a best friend from dying in a fire, and catching a 6 1/2 lb. rainbow trout at the ripe age of 7 on strawberry reservoir.
Wayne loved spending time with his grandparents loving and learning. He was happy to be at their service.
He grew up hunting trapping and fishing. Wayne made sure that all the relatives had meat on the table. Skills taught to him by his father and grandfathers were passed on by him to his child and his grandchildren.
Rough and tumble was his childhood.
Wayne was always the first man to ask if you needed help, money, or anything else that he might be able to do for you. When he couldn't be in direct service to others, he was generous in contributions to police, fire fighters, and programs for veterans.
At an early age of 17, Wayne enlisted in the Marines and was off to Vietnam.
After 2 tours he returned home and in the springtime of 1971 and married Charlotte S Johnson of Provo. Together they had one beautiful child. They divorced a few years later and he met Patricia Ann Finnegan of Provo. He fell hard for her and she for him. They married years later on March 13th, 1984 in Elko Nevada. Patt and Wayne spent the better part of 36 years loving and fighting and loving one another.
Patty passed in 2014 and Wayne remained heartbroken until the day he died.
He's sustained his family by being a tradesman at the mountain man rendezvous. He was employed at Geneva steel for a number of years but his main career was in stone work and masonary at Ace Plaster, a family business.
He was a skilled master craftsmen of leather works be it shoe apparell, bikinis, or motorcycle apperal, as well as a master Silversmith skilled in the art of lapidary.
He was proceeded in death by both of his parents and all of his siblings as well as his granddaughter Stevee Marie Thornton. He is survived by his daughter Camille Joan Dalton of Provo, grandchildren Britt Thornton, Stacee Thornton, Alexis Lish, Shadee Wells, Strider Vincent, Chuck Vincent, Misty Bard; great-grandchildren Tyson Vincent and Yuna Thornton not to forget all the kids he claimed and loved along the way. Please refer to www.premierfuneralservices.com for services announcement.
A memorial service and military honors will take place at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State Street. The family is encouraging friends and family to wear Wayne's custom creation as we celebrate his life.
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