Cecil J. Talbot, LCDR, USN (Ret) died July 12, 2016 at his home in Oak Harbor at the age of 87. He was born October 7, 1928 in Beaver, Utah, as an only child, to Albert and Zoe Talbot. As a young man he lived in Death Valley Junction, CA, Goldfield, Goldpoint, and Tohopah, Nevada, Portland and Oregon City, Oregon.

Cecil graduated from Oregon City High School in 1947. As a teenager, he served as a Master Councilor DeMolay, Clothing Salesman at S&N Men’s Store, Supply Sergeant in the Oregon National Guard, lettered in high school wrestling, won second place in the high school Best Looking Letterman contest and finished a year of Junior College classes.

Cecil enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1948 as a Seaman Recruit. He quickly rose through the enlisted ranks as a Storekeeper and in 1959, achieved the rank of Warrant Officer. On January 5, 1952, he was married and sealed to Helen Clyde in the Hawaiian Temple.

Cecil was eventually commissioned as an officer and was in charge of the Commissary at NAS Whidbey. His military career included duties as a warehouseman, office administrator at both shore installations and on board ships; Commissary Officer (General Mess); Stores Officer; Disbursing Officer; Officer in Charge of Commissary Stores; Officer’s Mess Manager; Audit Team; Councilor and Prosecutor for Navy Legal Departments. Besides his sea duty, Cecil was stationed in Pearl Harbor, HI, San Diego, CA, Garden Grove, CA, Yokohama, Japan and NAS Whidbey. Cecil retired on July 1, 1972 as a LCDR with more than 24 years of military service.

Following retirement, Cecil was hired as Assistant Store Manager for Zody’s Department Store. He moved on to serve as Administrative Services Manager for Anaheim Savings & Loan, Anaheim, CA before returning to Oak Harbor.

Cecil was very much involved with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a Life Time Member. He served as Home Teacher, Servicemen’s Group Leader, member of the San Diego Stake Seventies Presidency, Stake high Councilman, Stake Sunday School President, member of Mt. Vernon Stake Mission Presidency, High Priest Group Leader, Yokohama’s Servicemen’s Branch President, Bishop of Garden Grove 4th Ward and Bishop of Oak Harbor 2nd Ward.

Cecil is survived by his wife Helen, his wife of 64 years, sons Michael Talbot and his wife Elizabeth of Thompson Station, TN and Barry Talbot of Freeland, WA and by eight grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter Kathryn Talbot Williams.

Visitation for Cecil will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Wallin Funeral Home, Oak Harbor. A funeral service will be held at the chapel at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Oak Harbor on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 11:00am. Burial will follow at Maple Leaf Cemetery, Oak Harbor with full military honors to follow under the auspices of the NAS Whidbey Honor Guard.
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