Lorin C Saunders Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral Stream Link: https://youtu.be/IXwboGLTHFI Lorin C Saunders bid farewell to this mortal life and soared on to greater heights in his next adventure on August 1, 2022 from his home in South Jordan, Utah. He was hoping an airplane was waiting for him there. He loved flying. Owned five airplanes, had his instrument, instructor. private, commercial licenses and also flew for a time with with commercial airplanes in a company he worked for. Lorin was born a twin, the second twin to be born in the Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, even 45 minutes after his brother. He waited because he said his twin brother, Lee, was crowding him. He parents were Clarence and Opal Crouch Saunders. His family eventually grew to nine children. They moved from Ogden to Vale, Oregon when Lorin was 16 to a farm with other cousins and relatives. He graduated from Vale High School where he set records in track. He continued his education at BYU after he served a mission to the Northern States. He married Cleo Flinders in the Logan Temple on June 5, 1953 and they were married for 69 years. He was a natural-born salesman and was a successful businessman throughout his life. He always said he’d like to own a farm, sit on the porch and throw out some seeds. It didn’t turn out that way, but he got his farm and used it to teach his kids to work. He also had animals and a first-class stable. He eventually developed his farm into SugarBerry Woods, a housing development in Meridian. As a pilot he was given permission to teach Explorer Scouts Ground School and allowed them to use his airplane to learn to fly. Lorin was their instructor. Five boys got their private pilot’s license. He is the father to 5 sons and 2 daughters: Steven, Brent, Perry Lynn, Cory, , Jill, Lance, and Andrea. Perry Lynn died at age 7 and one-half months and Andrea at 5 years. He loved his children and was an example of goodness and righteous living to them. Steve (Shirleen Meek) and Lance (Julie Klundt) live in Lehi, Utah. Brent (Kris Searle) live in Saratoga Springs, UT. Cory (Claire Murdock) life in West Jordan, Utah. Jill (Steven) Studebaker live in Ivanhoe, VA. He has nineteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Lorin was an avid reader and also wrote books. He was a great teacher and served in Bishoprics, High Council, three temples, and was a Patriarch in three Stakes. He loved to serve and was a noble, righteous, father and leader. His parents and three brothers, Lee, Wayne, and Darrell preceded him in death as well as his two children. Surviving are siblings, Delma (Wayne’s wife), Dianne (Darell’s wife), Joy (Gary) Lundberg, Keith (Judy), Kay (Rodney) Jorgensen, Raymond, and Mark (Luwayne.) His funeral will be in the Willoughby Chapel on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. following visitation at 9:30. His funeral will be by his family and will show their love for him. His interment will be in the South Jordan Cemetery.

Lorin C Saunders

July 3, 1930 - August 1, 2022