Douglas Owen Maxwell, 92 years of age, peacefully passed away on Monday, February 23, 2026 surrounded by family in his home in Cedar City, Utah. He was born October 25, 1933 in Cedar City to Rex Dean and Olive Matheson Maxwell, the second child of two brothers and one sister.
In his early years he was raised on the family farm in Enoch and then moved with his family to Cedar City at the age of 9, where he remained. He attended Cedar High School, graduating in 1952, and earned an Associate’s Degree in Drafting from the College of Southern Utah (CSU) in Cedar City in 1959.
After high school, he was drafted by the army and served active duty in Korea from 1953 to 1955.
Upon returning home, he chose to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was called to the Western States Mission, which consisted of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Western Nebraska, and he served for two years in most of those states. While in Colorado, he was called to be the first Branch President of the new Leadville Branch at the age of 24.
In the Spring of 1958, on March 12th, Doug married his sweetheart, Sandra Langford, in the St. George Utah Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
His employment through the years gave him many opportunities to utilize his skills doing automotive body repair and paint, drafting, movie projector operation and repair, and industrial machine maintenance and repair. Companies he worked for included Lunt Motor Company, Sperry Univac, Tri-State Motors, Conaco Service Station, Bradshaw Chevrolet, Rolling Rubber, Cedar Theaters, Valley View Medical Center, and Western General Dairies.
As a part of the community, he served on the Iron County Council on Aging, as a member for 20 plus years, and many of those years as president.
Throughout his life he served in many church callings and temple worker positions. Doug and Sandra served a mission together in the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission from 1999 to 2000.
In his spare time, his favorite hobbies were restoring old cars and tinkering in his shop, fixing things, and spending time on the mountain at the cabin in Duck Creek Village.
Doug is survived by his dear wife, Sandra Langford; children: Jeffrey Douglas (Nancy) Maxwell, Conroe, Texas; Jana (Lindy) Davis, Cedar City, Utah; Troy Bert (Kim) Maxwell, Cedar City, Utah; Tiffany (Jeff) Andersen, Richfield, Utah; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Patsy Woods, Tremonton Utah.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rex Dean and Olive Maxwell; brothers, Dean Maxwell and Bill Maxwell; grandson, Brady Kirk Davis.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday February 28, 2026 at 11:00 am at the Cedar City 8th Ward chapel (500 W. 400 N., Cedar City, UT). Viewings will be held at the church on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and again on Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 AM. Interment will be at the Cedar City Cemetery, under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.
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