Gary Eugene Cantlin was born on July 28, 1949, near Evanston, to John (Jack) and Eudora Cantlin. He was the second of four children.
He graduated from Mountain View High School in 1968. Soon after, in 1972 he joined the national guard.
Gary married Shelley Bluemel on Aug. 30, 1972. They were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Utah temple in November 1995. They welcomed baby boy Johnathon on Sept. 11, 1975.
Gary enjoyed hunting, traveling to Hawaii, and going on cruises. He collected guns, coins and knives. He liked to watch basketball, the news, “Rawhide,” “Gunsmoke,” and “Mash."
He is survived by his sister, Millie (Ern) Stacey; his son, Johnathon, and his wife, Carol; grandchildren, Keven and his wife, Elisbeth; Ethan, Alysa and Abby; two great-grandsons, Lane and Beau; with a baby girl coming in August.
Gary is proceeded in death by his wife, Shelley; parents, John (Jack) and Eudora; brother, Dan; and sister, Nellie.
A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 30, and again at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, at the Mountain View LDS church, 116 W 4th St., Mountain View. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will be at the Milburne Cemetery, Milburne.
