Dates

• Existence: 1926 - 2007

Biographical History

LaMar C. Berrett (1926-2007) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, scholar and author who was born in Riverton, Utah and spent his entire life in Utah teaching in Seminary in Copperton and Heber, Utah as well as Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. After twenty-nine years of teaching at BYU, he died in Provo.

LaMar C. Berrett was born March 28, 1926 in Riverton Utah. He joined the United States Military in 1944 and fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. After the war he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission. On August 3, 1950 he married Darlene Hamilton in the Salt Lake Temple, they were the parents of nine children. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in business and later recieved his master's and doctorate degrees from BYU. He was a seminary teacher in Copperton, Utah as well as Heber. He later worked as a professor of religion for twenty-nine years at BYU. He passed away August 25, 2007.

Citation:

Legacy, via WWW, October 7, 2015, (LaMar C. Berrett; b. August 28, 1926; d. August 25, 2007; scholar born in Riverton, Utah; served in U.S. military in 1944; served LDS mission in Southern States Mission; married Darlene Hamilton August 3, 1950; had 9 children; received master's and doctorate degrees from BYU; professor of religion for 29 years)

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