Loran L. Reynolds

Gone Fishing! Loran L. Reynolds successfully graduated from this earth life and went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, August 19, 2012. He was born October 19, 1922 to George Lynn and Crystal Beers Reynolds. In his younger years he helped his parents at the homestead on Lake Mountain and family farm in Naples with the sheep. He was a veteran in the Army in World War II where he traveled across France with the allies, helping to haul supplies and building bridges, including a bridge over the Rhine River in Germany and he also earned a purple heart. After the war he returned home and married Bebe Delaine Pearson in June 1946. They had four children together. They later divorced. He then married Ezma Goodrich in august 1961 in the Salt Lake city LDS Temple. Together they had three children. He enjoyed being with his family and he loved them very much. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. If you knew him, you loved him. He was a barber for 55 years and became well-known and well-liked in the community. He especially enjoyed swapping fish stories and tall tales with his friends and patrons, where he learned all the best fishing secrets. Fishing was his favorite past time and he also liked to hunt, camp, garden, and play pool with his friends. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and served in many callings. He loved working at the temple. Loran is preceded in death by his wife Ezma, his parents, and a grandchild. He is survived by his seven children; Ron (Marjorie) Reynolds, Linda (Butch) Preston, Randy (Kim) Reynolds, Gale Reynolds, Lynn Reynolds, Marc (Dawnell) Reynolds, and Emily (Todd) Green, 35 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren, brother; Dean (Donna) Reynolds, and sisters; Eva (Jesse Raymond) York, and Hazel Haws. Lorans family gives special thanks to Susan Haws for her loving care to Loran this last year. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 25, at 11:00 a.m. at the Vernal 4th Ward LDS chapel with viewings Friday evening from 6-8 at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary and 1 hour prior to services at the church. Interment will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post 124 and 11 and the Utah Army National Guard. Services are entrusted to the care of the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.