St. George, Utah - Robert Warner Terrill, 73, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 in St. George, Utah, as a result of a stroke he had suffered following bypass surgery in 2003. The son of Harry and Josephine Terrill, he was born December 4, 1937, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, but grew up in Los Angeles and Riverside, California. He played football at Poly High in Riverside, with his father cheering on his side lines. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army where he served as a tank commander. In 1957, he married Jeannette Hamson by whom he had three children: Monica, Arthur and Jeffrey. They were sealed in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. The marriage later ended in divorce. Bob attended Utah State University and then moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. During the six years that he lived there, he met and married Patricia Pierson. They were sealed in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1965, and were the parents of eight additional children: Patricia, Gregory, Diana, Rebecca, Jennifer, Deborah, Christopher and Katherine. Bob helped raise all eleven of his children and loved his large family. He remarked once that he wishes he had a few more. Besides Utah State University, he was educated at San Bernardino Valley College, becoming a journeyman HVAC, owning his own business, Bobs Refrigeration, for over 30 years in the Inland Empireof California and St. George. For three years he also taught Project Transition to help re-train Viet Nam Veterans. He was a hard working individual with a positive attitude. When asked how he was, he invariable replied with a twinkle, Wonderful! . His hobbies included family history research, gardening, snow and water skiing, leather working, raising and riding horses - especially Appaloosa and Morgans - and serving on the board of Color Country Paint Horse Club. The two most important things in Bobs life were his testimony of Jesus Christ and his love for his family. A life long member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served in many capacities, including: Seventies Group Leader, High Councilor and Bishop of Yucaipa, California, The Third and Fourth Wards. He had just retired, and with his wife, was preparing to serve a mission when he suffered his debilitating stroke. However, he served an eight year mission of courage, love, dignity and grace until last Saturday when he was released from this mortal life. He is survived by his sisters: Rose Terrill of Bountiful, Utah and Beverly Alexander of Riverside, California; brother, John Terrill of St. George, Utah; his wife, Patricia of St. George, Utah; and his children and their families: Monica Carpenter of Moreno Valley, California, Arthur Terrill of Escondido, California, Jeffrey Terrill of Palm Springs, California, Patricia Olsen of Yucaipa, California, Gregory Terrill, Diana Green, Rebecca Smith all of St. George, Utah, Jennifer Rybicki of Fairfax, Virginia, Deborah Neve, Christopher Terrill both of St. George, Utah, and Katherine Christensen of Tocquerville, Utah. He is also survived by forty-nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Josephine Terrill; his brother, Michael Terrill; and his grandson, Andrew Terrill. Funeral Services will be held Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bloomington LDS Stake Center, 200 West Brigham Road, St. George, Utah. Visitations will be held Thursday, March 31st from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd. and on Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Stake Center, prior to services. Interment will be at the Santa Clara Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435-673-4221. Symbolic of Bob is the following scripture found in Mosiah 2:17 from The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ: When ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.