Guy Bird passed away from complications due to age on May 17, 2012. He was born Norman Guy Bird on New Years Day, 1924 to Guy H. and Norma Bird in Springville, Utah, the oldest of four boys. He graduated from Springville High School where he met the love of his life, Louise Averett. They were married just weeks before the end of World War II on April 8, 1945 in Springville with the marriage later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Guy was active in sports and was a senior in high school when the war began. Like almost all of his other friends he was drafted in the Army. He later transferred to the Army Air Corps and served as a flight engineer on several different bombers including B-24's and a B-29, the super fortress. Following the war, he attended college on the GI bill and began his family which would eventually include six daughters and one son. He graduated from BYU in Agronomy and had a wonderful 35 year career in public service working on water projects with the Natural Resource Conservation Service including completing the first USDA Pilot Watershed Project Plan in Utah. He enjoyed his assignments in Mt. Pleasant, Layton and Cedar City, Utah. Following his retirement, he and Louise built a new home in Santa Clara and were able to travel and enjoy the retirement they had both worked for. He also got involved in politics and served as a councilman and later Mayor of their adopted home town of Santa Clara where they spent his last 33 years. Guy was honored to be chosen to serve as the Grand Marshall of the Washington County Fair in 1992 and as the Grand Marshall of the Santa Clara Swiss Days in 2009. Guy is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Louise; two brothers: Robert (Rowene) and Jack (Joanne) both of Springville and his children: Lyne (Ed) Peterson of Payson, Jeanne (Ted) Tuttle of Santa Clara, Ann (Todd) Bennett of Payson, Lori (Kevin) Dodge of Cedar City, Elyse (Willard) Perkins of Santa Clara, JoNena (Brent) Rowley of West Jordan and Darin Guy (Lola) of Murray; 19 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Santa Clara Valley Stake Center, on the corner of Santa Clara Drive and Chapel Street. Visitations will be held on Sunday, May 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah, and on Monday in Santa Clara, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to services at the Stake Center. A visitation will also be held on Tuesday, May 22, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 East 200 South, Springville, UT. Interment will follow at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.