Guy G. Pace

Teasdale, Utah - Guy Grigg Pace (Gramps) age 92, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away December 1, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Guy was born January 25, 1920 in Salt Lake City, a son of James Monroe and Sarah Francis Grigg Pace. He grew up in Torrey and graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1938. He went to Utah State University on a basketball scholarship and played football instead. After he graduated from USU, he married Barbara Coombs, June 15, 1942 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Guy was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and was actively engaged in World War II in the European Theater until 1946, when he was discharged as a Major in the US Army. Gramps, as he is known to everyone, loved a good story and someone to tell it to. If you had the time he could take you on a 50 cent tour of his ranch. Gramps has been innovative in the cattle industry by implementing cross-breeding cattle into this area. Gramps has been a fixture in many bull sales far and wide. He went to Washington D.C. to preserve grazing in the Capitol Reel National Park. He was a friend to many without any age barrier. He claims to have invented the game of cribbage and enjoyed traveling in 48 of the 50 states. Gramps was involved in many civic affairs serving on the Wayne Board of Education, Wayne County Commissioner, County Farm Bureau President, Selective Service Board, President of Dark Valley Grazers, president and member of local irrigation companies, and longtime member of the Utah State Cattlemen’s Association. Gramps is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Barbara of Teasdale; children: Richard and Rebecca Pace of Teasdale; Phillip and Jessie Pace of Torrey; Charlotte Pace of Holliday; Michelle and Steven Bearnson of Salem; Douglas and Paulyn Pace of Teasdale; 18 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, James Mark Pace; and three siblings: Don W. Pace, Fern P. King and James M. Roe Pace, Jr. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. in the Torrey LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 10:00 to 12:30 prior to the services. Burial with military honors accorded by the Harold Brown American Legion Post #92 and the Utah Honor Guard will be in the Teasdale Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah. The family wished to express a special thanks to TeriAnn, Connie, Trista and Carla, for their kind and compassionate care for Gramps.