Jared Ephraim Badger

Jared was a amazing uncle he was a father figure when I really needed one and saved me from a few bad moments I love him and I miss him so much

Jared, you are missed. It's been one year now.

As Jared steps into God's presence, I pray for all of us who love him, as we struggle to step into acceptance
Loving, warm, gentle hugs to all my grieving cousins.
Dianne from Michigan

Jared was as selfless as they come. He is an example of love and had the purest soul. Always looking out for others. I'll miss his smiling eyes and his warm and welcoming smile. His big bear hugs were the best and he always had some good advice. He taught me so much. including a lesson in his passing. Always tell those you love that you love them and don't take them for granted. Always treat others as you would want to be treated. I can't even begin to really write about the impact he...

My wife and I lived in Jared's neighborhood in Springville when he was a young married man. Each of us appreciates the genuine kindness he regularly shared with us while he was there. Our life was made better by Jared.

I was blessed to know him as Elder Badger as I served with him in Lithuania. A truly devoted and fun missionary! He always had that huge smile which was contagious. I am so sad to hear of his passing and pray for comfort to all who are mourning at this sad time.

I worked with Jared at IBFX for ~3 years. I also had the opportunity to work with Jared back in the late 90's when he was a technology consultant. Jared was an incredibly intelligent person and could always work through technical issues like it was second nature. We also did some rock climbing together. Jared was always one to say something nice and be positive regardless of the discussion. You will be missed brother!

When my wife got sick in 2011 Jared and Vicki helped take care of our kids. We can't pass a church parking lot when it's snowing without our kids asking if we can stop and spin some donuts like Jared did. Our kids loved Jared. He helped our son finish his science fair project, set up a website, and taught him some basic coding. He came over one night and put a new hard drive in our computer and made it lightning fast.

He was kind and generous. We helped him lay sod and he took...