David Eugene Ankeny was born in Dayton, Ohio on 13 August 1950 to Verle E. Ankeny and Mary Kathleen Grossnickle Ankeny

David graduated from Clearfield High School, Utah in 1969

David married Linda Lee Montie in Elko Nevada on 26 June 1970

David died 21 June 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was living in Salt Lake City at the time of his death.