Haight was born in Oakley, Idaho, on September 2, 1906, the son of Hector Caleb Haight and Clara Josephine Tuttle. Hector was the son of Horton D. Haight, who had been involved in many trips in the Mormon trek and served as the first president of the Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Church stake that included Oakley.
Utah State University.
David"s maternal grandfather, Norton Ray Tuttle, was the first bishop of Tooele, Utah. Haight was married to Ruby M. Olson (1910–2004). Haight served as mayor of Palo Alto, California from 1959 to 1963, and was the owner of the Palo Alto Hardware store.
In addition to his service as mission president, he served in the church as president of the Palo Alto Stake and a regional representative.
He was called as a general authority, as an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in April 1970. He also served as a special assistant to the president of Brigham Young University.
The vacancy in the church"s Quorum of the Twelve, from the death of Hugh B. Brown in December 1975, was filled by Haight. He was ordained an apostle on January 8, 1976.
Death Dieter F. Uchtdorf and David A. Bednar were called to fill the vacancies created by the deaths of Maxwell and Haight.
Haight"s funeral service was held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle and he was interred at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Holladay, Utah.
