Laron Bagley

Koosharem, Utah - Bryce LaRon Bagley, age 42, died Sunday, October 14, 2012 at his home in Koosharem. He was born February 18, 1970 in Ogden, Utah, a son of Wells LaRon and Coleen Torgerson Bagley. He graduated from Wayne High school, Class of 1988. He attended Utah Valley College for one year and then attended Southern Utah University in Cedar City, where he received his Bachelors Degree in Agribusiness. He married Sarah Mae Pace, August 26, 1995 in the Manti LDS Temple. He was an active member of the LDS Church, serving as a faithful Home Teacher, Elder’s Quorum Instructor, and working with the Scouts, where he loved helping his boys with their pine wood derby’s. He loved the Gospel of Jesus Christ and had a very strong testimony that had grown and was strengthened so much during the past couple of years. LaRon served as Water Master in Koosharem for a couple of years and was the weather man for several years. LaRon was a great teacher to his kids, teaching them carpentry, farming and anything and everything they were interested in. He loved to go fishing and taught his boys how to fish. He enjoyed hunting and camping and being in the outdoors with his family. He loved music, playing the guitar and composing poetry. Most of all, LaRon was a wonderful father to his children. They were the light and joy of his life. The happiest times were with his family. He loved his wife, Sarah, and often said she was the best wife he could ever of found and the best thing that ever happened to him. LaRon had a very inquisitive mind and he was loved by all who knew him. He was such a constant in life, with his dedication of his love for his wife, his children, the land, his church and his unwavering loyalty in his friendships. He will be deeply missed. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, of Koosharem; his three children: Baxter Bagley, Branson Bagley and Bentley Bagley, all of Koosharem; his parents: Wells and Coleen Bagley of Loa; sisters: Wendy Lee Prisbrey of St. George; Pennie Thompson of Crystal, New Mexico; parents-in-law: Rebecca and Richard Pace of Teasdale; grandparents-in-law: Meeks and LaWana Morrell of Bicknell and St. George; Guy and Barbara Pace of Teasdale; and numerous Nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 12 Noon in the Koosharem LDS Ward Chapel. Friends may call for viewing at the Springer Turner Funeral Home in Richfield, Friday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. or at the ward chapel in Koosharem, Saturday morning from 10:00 to 11:30 prior to the services. Burial will be in the Koosharem Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.