Carl Chipman

February 8, 1930 - March 18, 2016

Clifford Carl Chipman passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2016. He was born in American Fork, Utah, on February 8, 1930, to Elmer Parker and Fern Thornton Chipman. After graduating from American Fork High School he enlisted in the Air Force and served in Texas and Florida as well as seven additional years in the Air Force Reserve. He married Phyllis Larson on October 26, 1950. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in September, 1951. Carl and Phyllis were blessed with four children, Valerie, Bruce, Janene and Susan. He was employed at Unisys Corporation in Salt Lake City for 28 years and retired in 1997. Carl lived his entire life in American Fork and was very proud of his heritage. He was of the fifth generation from the pioneer who settled American Fork. He was a life-time member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Carl had many talents, hobbies and interests. He built a cabin in Midway, Utah, completely by himself and many wonderful memories were made there. He enjoyed spending time with his brother Parker hunting for uncommon fossil corals and gemstones, and made beautiful jewelry from the specimens he collected. The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., has a sample of the extremely rare Red Horn Coral submitted by Carl. He spent many hours in his shop making unique board games for his children and grandchildren, and he sure loved to win when he played with family and friends! He enjoyed fishing and hunting, but his true passion was golf and he played on a weekly basis until just a couple of years ago. He inherited a love of gun collecting from his father and enjoyed visits with other gun collectors. But mostly Carl loved his family. He always loved spending time with them whether at family dinners, the cabin or soaking up the sun with them at the beach in sunny southern California. Carl is survived by his wife, Phyllis, children: Valerie Parmley (David), Bruce (Sheila), Janene Fulton (Ross), and Susan Bishop (Terry); eighteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Curtis and Parker. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 12:00 pm, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1100 East 400 North, American Fork, Utah. Viewings will be held at the church on Wednesday, March 23, from 6:00-8:00pm, and prior to the services on Thursday, from 10:30-11:30am. Interment with Military Honors in American Fork City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.uvfuneral.com.