Our beloved father, grandfather, brother and loving husband of Clarice was called home to rest. Royal Clifford Hurd, with his loved ones by his side at his home in St. George, passed peacefully on June 4, 2013. He was born December 6, 1931, at Liberty, Woodbury County, Iowa, the son of Walker Henry and Leola Cutler Hurd. He was preceded in death by his parents, loving wife Clarice Allen, his siblings: Alvie Castle, Winnie Thompson, Raymond, and son-in-law Mike Goodman. His surviving siblings include Ted of Iowa, Edna Earheart of Iowa, Leola Lambson of Arizona, Rose Marsh of Montana, Ronnie of Iowa, and Victor of California. Royal married Clarice Allen of Flowell, Utah on March 21, 1958 in the Manti, Utah LDS Temple. They lived together in Kearns, Fillmore, Provo, Orem and retired in St. George, Utah. They have nine children: Richard (Susan), Rodney (Leslee), Terry (Teresa), Kenneth (Christy), Julie (Darren) Goodman Larson, Bobby (Michelle), Michelle (Kimball) Willard, Michael (Kimberly) and Connie. He is the grandfather of thirty-seven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. After graduating from Central High School in Sioux City, Iowa, Royal enlisted in the Navy in 1950. He was stationed aboard the destroyer USS Colahan off the coast of Korea during the Korean Conflict. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal, National Defense Medal and the Navy Good Conduct Medal for his service. During his twelve years of active and reserve duty in the Navy as an electrician, he rose to the rank of Senior Chief. While in the Navy, stationed at San Diego, he met Clarice Allen at an LDS Stake Dance. They were married in 1958 and moved to Provo where Royal graduated from BYU with a BA in Mathematics and a teaching certificate. Royal started teaching at Kearns Middle School then Kearns High School. He moved his family to Fillmore, Utah heading the Math Department at Millard High School. He continued his teaching career by earning a Masters Degree from the University of Utah and then teaching at Brigham Young University. Royal continued his education by earning his Doctorate in Math Education from The University of Northern Colorado. He continued to teach at BYU for several years then returned to public education at Eastmont Middle School. After retiring from teaching, Royal and Clarice moved to St. George where he worked with his sons at the Marble Factory as the secretary and payroll officer for the company. An active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Royal worked as a counselor in a Bishopric, as a High Priest Group leader, Genealogy Coordinator, and in the Name Extraction Program. Royal served a one year mission in the Washington D.C. North Mission where he and his wife worked in the Temple Visitors Center. He was a temple worker in the St. George Temple for over six years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Little Valley LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 2079 East 2450 South, St. George, Utah. Visitations will be held Friday evening, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd. and on Saturday, prior to services, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Chapel. Interment will follow at the Tonaquint Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221. Please visit our website at www.metcalfmortuary.com for condolences, complete obituary and funeral listings