Hurricane, UT
– Elliot William Jocelyn, age 74, passed away on January 1, 2018. He was born on July 21, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA to William Earl Jocelyn and Catherine Elliot Jocelyn.
Elliot graduated high school in El Monte, California and served a LDS mission to Central America. After serving he married Janeen Semmens on April 6, 1966 in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in New Jersey and Germany. After returning from Germany he moved from New Jersey back to California with Janeen and son, Brian. A second son, Toby, was born in California. They decided to move to Utah to be with Janeen's family. Elliot began work for Mountain Bell and a third son, David, was born. They settled in the Hurricane Valley and raised their family there. Two more sons, Nathaniel and Adam, joined the family. Elliot served in many LDS church callings and served in the community in many ways. He was known as the telephone guy, and eventually worked for AT&T and then as an owner of the Wiring Connection. He enjoyed traveling with many close friends and helping his mother and family with many things. He loved speaking Spanish with anyone that would listen and loved missionary work. He knew how to make people laugh and always enjoyed joking around. After retirement he served in the St. George temple baptistery and always dreamed of serving another mission in a foreign country. Big El will always be remembered for his smile and the famous nicknames that he gave to friends and family.
He is survived by his beautiful wife, Janeen; five sons: Brian (Shirlyn), Toby (Rosanne), David, Nathaniel (Amanda) and Adam (Samantha); 15 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; sister, Carolyn Whiteside; and brothers, George Jocelyn and Donald Jocelyn. He is preceded in death by his father, William; mother, Catherine; step-father, Theron "Dutch" Shultice; and brother, Raymond Jocelyn.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hurricane 2nd Ward Chapel, 155 East 1050 North, Hurricane, Utah. Visitations will be held Friday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Hurricane Valley Mortuary located at 140 North Main Street and Saturday at 10 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral service. Interment will be at the Hurricane City Cemetery.
