January 19, 1925 – November 25, 2021
Marian Gray Hagen died quietly on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021. She was 96 years young.
Marian was born on January 19, 1925 in Vernal, Utah, to James Adam and Iva Zora Marshall. Marian had four children: Sunny Merrill, Jacquie Slade, Steve Gray and Sharon Sears, 21 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Marian worked for IBM for 22 years and rose from assembly line worker to production parts controller. When she retired, she moved to Utah, returned to BYU for some time, and then went to Washington, DC as a temple missionary for the Church.
Marian was a wonderful seamstress and a talented gardener. She used to say that she would rather garden than eat, and since her flowers were always beautiful and she stayed slim all her life, that had to be true. She loved crossword puzzles and started doing one at breakfast almost every day … and mostly finishing it. She loved puzzles and had many of her completed puzzles framed and hung on the walls. She was always busy doing something.
Marian lived a rich, fulfilling life and everyone she came in contact with loved her. She was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and loved the Lord. She was active in genealogy and family history, and loved serving as a temple worker. She had a kind word for everyone and was adored by her children and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-greats, and all their families.
With her gentleness and solicitude, she drew people to her. She will be missed.
Instead of flowers, you could donate to mom’s favorite charity, INDEPENDENT ME. It provides disabled people with equipment that enables them to live independently in their own four walls. Send check to:
Independent me
1920 N. Lakota Dr, # 26
Saint George, Utah, 84770
Family and friends are invited to share their homages online at www. SerenityStG.com. Arrangements and memorial tree planting from Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 435-986-9100.
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