Senior Missionary From Utah Dies In Iowa Following Crash On Christmas Day
Dec 27, 2019, 9:13 AM | Updated: 9:28 am
(Photo courtesy of the Meyocks family.)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A senior missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died in Iowa following a car crash on Christmas Day, according to a Church spokesman.
Elder Craig L. Meyocks, 66, died Thursday. His wife, Sister Brenda Meyocks, was injured in the crash but is expected to recover.
The couple is from Dammeron Valley and have been serving in the Illinois Nauvoo Mission since March 2019.
“We extend our sincere condolences to the Meyocks family and their loved ones and pray they will feel peace and support, particularly at this time of year,” according to a statement from Church spokesman Daniel Woodruff. “We also pray for the other individuals involved in this accident.”