Glen D. Taft

Glen Dee Taft, age 74, of Bicknell, passed away January 2, 2024, in Provo, Utah of complications from an accident. He was born March 28, 1949, in Salina, a son of Kay Smith and Berta Taylor Taft.
He grew up on a farm in Bicknell, raising animals, riding horses and playing basketball at Wayne High School. He graduated from Wayne High School, Class of 1967, and then attended Utah State University in Logan for a couple of years. He lived in Colorado and Arizona for a short period of time, but eventually moved back to Bicknell where he farmed and raised livestock.
Glen Dee married Janet Taylor and they later divorced. He later married Vicky Griffin in Bicknell, and they also divorced.
Glen Dee was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was a truck driver and a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed chasing buffalo on the Henry Mountains, taking hay to the reservations and riding horses in the mountains. Most of all, he loved watching his grandchildren grow up.
Glen Dee is survived by his children: Sharon and Michael Durfey, Shirley and Phyl Morrill, all of Bicknell; Taylor Taft of Lyman; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren with 1 on the way; his sister, Dortha Jane and Jerry Chappell of Lyman and a sister-in-law, Becky Taft of Bicknell.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Kay and Berta Taft; a son, David Dwayne Taft; and a brother, Elvin Kay Taft.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 8, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in the Thurber LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing Monday Morning from 11:00 to 12:30 prior to the services.
Burial will be in the Bicknell Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.
Online guest book at: www.springerturner.com