Kenneth Englehart

Kenneth Joe Englehart passed away on July 3, 2025 in Cedar City, Utah. He was born June 18, 1928 in Lutesville, Missouri to Linder Lee and Hettie McCullough Englehart. Ken grew up on a farm where he learned the value of hard work. He was behind a plow and a team of horses when he was 11 years old. He attended a one room elementary school for 6 years and graduated from Lutesville High School at the age of 16. While teaching for 6 years in a one room schoolhouse, he attended Southeast Missouri State University during the summers to earn his teaching degree. With his draft notice in the mail, he joined the US Air Force. After bootcamp, he was assigned to the education office at Moody AFB in Georgia. He was stationed for a year in Iceland where he spent his days in the education office and his nights managing the base theater. Six months after his discharge, he had earned a master's degree from Florida State University.

After graduation, Ken accepted employment in Clark County School District. He spent the next 25 years as a counselor, teacher, principal, and personnel administrator. He met and married Helen Beatty, one of his teachers, on December 18, 1971. He retired in 1980 and moved to Missouri to purchase and operate several farms in the area where he grew up. In 2000 he sold the farms and began building rental properties and homes.

Ken joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and embraced its teachings. He and Helen were sealed in the St. George Temple on October 13, 1990. In 2005 he and Helen built their home in Cedar where he lived until his death. Always active in community and civic affairs, he served as president of the Silver State Schools Credit Union Board, Marble Hill Rotary Club, Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Missouri Cattlemen's Association and as treasurer of Missouri State Farm Bureau Pac. Ken made many generous contributions to the SUU Scholarship Program, the Rotary Foundation and the Cedar City Hospital/Jubilee House. Ken's life was an example of strength, kindness, work ethic and love. He will be missed by all who knew him and his influence on family and community will remain.

He is survived by his wife Helen, daughter Angela Austin (Charlie), sister Janet Wilkens (Bill), 4 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, with a grandchild and a great-great grandchild on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers Edward, Jess and Gerald.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations made to the Ken and Helen Engleheart Scholarship at SUU or the Cedar City Rotary Foundation.

A viewing will be held Friday, July 11, 2025 from 9:30 to 10:30 at the Cedarview Ward meetinghouse, 1925 West 320 South, Cedar City, Utah. Funeral Services will follow at 11 am. Interment will be in the Toquerville Cemetery.

Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 South Bluff Street, St. George, Utah. 435-673-2454.

Friends and family are invited to sign Kenneth's online guest book at www.spilsburymortuary.com