29 Nov 1922 – 8 Apr 2007
2nd-Great-Grandson of Philip Cardon and Martha Marie Tourn
Great-Grandson of Jean Paul Cardon and Susannah Goudin
Grandson of Louis Samuel Cardon and Rebecca Ann Ballard
Son of Louis Ballard Cardon and Eleanor Mae Hendricks
Louis Ballard Cardon, aged 84, died April 8, 2007, in Mesa, Arizona. He was born November 29, 1922, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Louis B. and Eleanor Hendricks Cardon.
He married Edith Moeller on March 21, 1947, in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with five children-Kathy, Janet, Louis Phillip, Reed and Mathew.
He graduated from East High School and then attended the University of Utah. He served in the Army in WWII and Korea and retired from the Army Reserves. After his service in WWII, he went to work in the abstract business with his father. He worked many hard hours to provide for his family.
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints he served in many positions in the Church including a Family History Mission at the Family History Center in Mesa. He enjoyed photography as well as trains-both models and old steam locomotives and he was a member of the NRHS. He was also a member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers and held several positions in that organization.
He is survived by his children: Kathyrn of West Valley City, Utah; Janet K. Lovell (Russell) of Lake Jackson, Texas; Louis Phillip (Cheryl) of Roanoke, Texas; Reed Ballard of Smithfield, Utah; and Mathew Arthur (Sherry) of Casa Grande, Arizona; sister, Carol Child of Indigo, California; and a brother-in-law, Eldon Alsop of Salt Lake City, Utah, and 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith, his parents, his sister Gloria Alsop and grandson John Benjamin Lovell.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Redwood Memorial Chapel, 6500 South Redwood Road, at 11:00 am. A viewing took place one hour prior to the services. Interment followed at Redwood Memorial Cemetery.
Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, Plot Meditation 113-A
