John Melvin Wilson Obituary

John Melvin Wilson died Wednesday July 23 at his home in La Verkin, Utah at the age of 77 after a long illness.

John was born May 25, 1948 to George Carlyle and Ethel Marie Wilson and was the third of six children, Tracy, Carl, John, Byron, Mary, and Ruth. He was raised in Midvale Utah, and served an LDS mission to Northern California. He married Nancy Boord in 1970 and had six children: Troy, Heather, Aaron John (AJ), Shilo, Rebecca, and Crystal. They were later divorced. He married Sharon Christiansen Del Toro April 30, 1991 and together they raised her sons Shaun, Dustin, Troy, and Kasey. They lived for a time in Springfield, Missouri then moved to La Verkin, Utah where they have lived for the last 34 years.

John worked in many phases of construction for most of his life and was a very hard worker. While living in Missouri, he decided to buy a hot air balloon to advertise his construction company, and got his hot air balloon pilot's license. He soon started getting more calls for balloon rides than construction, so he started a new business offering balloon rides. Later he moved with the family back to Utah and sold the balloon and continued with construction, mostly helping people with remodeling their homes. After retiring from construction, he worked as a real estate agent and broker. He also loved gardening and planted many fruit trees, nut trees, and grapevines which are still enjoyed by his family today.

Services will be held Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 at the west chapel in La Verkin, 70 S 300 W at 10 am. Viewing will be one hour prior to services from 9:00 - 9:45am. Interment will be in the La Verkin cemetery.

The family would like to thank everyone at Summit Home Health and Hospice and especially Kami for their wonderful care and support. Also thanks to La Verkin 1st Ward Relief Society for compassionate service and providing the funeral luncheon.