Clyde was born on January 3, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to John R. and Rosella Naylor. Clyde was the second of seven children and spent his childhood in Provo, Utah, on a small family farm where he helped to take care of a cow, pig, chickens, a large garden, and fruit trees. He attended Page Elementary School in Provo and later Lincoln High School in Orem. His favorite subject in grade school was math, which interest led to his future career in Engineering. In High School, he participated in volleyball, track, music, speech, debate, and radio production. The highlight of his High School experience was participating in the play Mother Was a Freshman, where he met his sweetheart and future wife, Fae Nielsen. They were married on May 31, 1957, in the Salt Lake Temple and honeymooned in California.

Clyde started working at the young age of 12 years old. He learned surveying by working for his mentor, L.D. Green, and he also sold refreshments at BYU football and basketball games for several years, quickly becoming the manager of Western Food/BYU Food Services at age 16. These two activities led to two of his life interests: Civil Engineering and BYU Sports. Clyde was very active in the scouting program. He developed a great love for the mountains and hiking as a 12-year-old scout. He earned his Eagle Scout Award and the Wood Badge Award later on as an adult. He was able to present Eagle Awards to 12 of his grandsons. He always supported all his children and grandchildren in their many activities, from music and theater performances to sports activities, school graduations, and missionary and military service. His family associations brought the greatest joy into his life.

Clyde graduated from BYU with a degree in Civil Engineering on June 3, 1960, after being voted the Most Outstanding Engineering Student by the faculty. He has continued to exemplify an outstanding work ethic throughout his career. He earned his Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering on May 25, 1962, from BYU. His career started in Los Angeles City, where he worked as a city engineer in training, but the lure of BYU sports soon brought him back to Utah. He was the Assistant City Engineer for Provo City, then certified in land surveying and worked for Utah County as a Surveyor, which included placing sighting towers on 4 peaks around the valley, including one on the top of Mount Timpanogos. He was an Assistant Professor and then a part-time instructor at BYU, teaching courses in Surveying, Photogrammetry, Soils, Concrete, Statics, Mechanics, and Graphics from 1964 to 1983. He started his own Engineering and

Surveying Business in 1967 called Aspen Engineering, which grew into a large company over the next few years. He was later elected to the office of Utah County Surveyor on November 27, 1978, and was appointed as the Utah County Public Works Director thereafter. He worked in these positions until his retirement on December 22, 2008. His responsibilities included: The County Building Division; County Parks, Trails, and Rivers; Utah Lake and Flood Management; Mapping, Surveying; Motor Pool, Communications, and Roads and Bridges. His career was a very rewarding and meaningful part of his life. He was a member of many professional organizations, attended and presented at numerous conferences, and earned a number of awards over the years, including the Utah County Medal of Honor.

His service and faithfulness in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were a hallmark of his life. He was always very loving and kind towards all he associated with and was a willing helper to those in need. He served as Ward Young Men President, a Counselor in three Bishoprics, as a Bishop, a Member of the Stake High Council, Stake Young Men’s President, and as Second Counselor in the Stake Presidency. He served as a Senior Missionary with his wife Fae in the Jacksonville, Florida Mission from January 5, 2009, to May 12, 2010, where they were instrumental in serving, teaching, and strengthening ward members, and also spent time working in the mission office, where he was responsible for the mission cars.

Clyde always enjoyed traveling and visited multiple countries around the world and interesting sites in all 50 states with his sweetheart, Fae. He has been a dedicated fan of BYU football and basketball games, enjoyed doing family history research, and building puzzles when he had a little free time. His beloved family was his highest priority, and he is a well-loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. Clyde was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rosella Naylor, and his sisters Carroll Sorenson and Joyce Christensen. Clyde is survived by his loving wife Fae; children Janice (Frank), Shari (Gary), Lisa, Bret (Melinda), Jerry (Tammy), and Becky (Ron); 30 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Bill Naylor, Bob (Evelyn) Naylor, and his sisters, Mary Atwood, and Marie (Frank) Mathis.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home, located at 495 South State Street, Orem, Utah. A second viewing will take place before his funeral on Friday, August 15, 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the Stake Center at 481 East Center Street, Orem. Funeral Services will take place at 11:00 am in the Stake Center Chapel. Interment will follow at the East Lawn Cemetery at 4800 N. 650 E., Provo.

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Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler-Sundberg Funeral Home of Orem, 801-225-1530. For full life story and to leave condolences for the family please visit SundbergOlpinMortuary.com