Leo Lamont Memmott

Our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away suddenly in the morning on May 31, 2025. Leo was the oldest son of Omer LaMont and Selma Quarnberg and was born on February 8, 1935 in Scipio, Utah.

Leo married Florence Paxman on May 2, 1958 in the Manti Utah LDS Temple. He graduated from Utah State with a degree in accounting. After working for accounting firms in Colorado he became the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for the State of Utah, a position he held for almost 35 years.

Retiring from the State of Utah in 1998 Leo, together with Florence served an LDS mission to Athens Greece where he was called to be the interim mission president for his last year. He loved his missionaries very much.

Coming home he served as the deputy director of the State of Utah Olympic Office for the 2002 Winter Olympics. After which he served in the cabinets of two different governors.

Retiring for a second time Leo and Florence again served overseas LDS missions in Puerto Alegre North Brazil, and Rome Italy. They also served several local missions in Salt Lake, Davis and Weber Counties.

Leo is survived by his wife Florence, sons Larry (Tatyana) Memmott, Gordon (Katherine) Memmott, daughters Denise (Jack) Doxey, Shirley (John) Odekirk, and Nora (Andrew) Stavisky, his brothers Ramon Memmott and Dee (Helen) Tranter. Leo loved spending time with his 19 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday June 6th at the Bountiful Heights LDS Stake Center 33 S Moss Hill Dr, Bountiful, Utah at 11:00 with a viewing preceding the funeral from 9:30-10:45. Interment will be at 3:30 in the Vine Bluff Cemetery 1200 N 400 E, Nephi Utah.