Theo Grant Bond
Theo Grant Bond, 70, of Marion, died July 16, 2002, at his home in Marion.
Born May 14, 1932, at Kirtland, N.M., he was the son of Mirel Dean and Maude S. Biggs Bond. He grew up in New Mexico and attended school there. During the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Navy. In 1959, he married Judy Rowland.
For many years, he operated a trading post and traded with the Indians in the Farmington, N.M. area. He went into the oil drilling business and in 1982 moved his business to Marion County.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and has been a partner with Rex Savage in K.C. Development.
Survivors include a son, Barry of Farmington, N.M.; daughters, Elizabeth Pearson of Marion and Brenda Dart of Farmington, N.M.; brother, Clayton of Kirtland, N.M.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held July 19 at Zeiner Funeral Home with Russ Stark and Bob Brady officiating. Honorary casket bearers were Barry Bond, Travis Hamm, Jodie Davis, Michael Pearson, George Davis and Rex Savage. Burial was at the family cemetery in Kirtland, N.M.