Obituary

Mark James Hadley 59, passed away quickly on January 2, 2009, in St. George, Utah of complications due to a heart attack. He was born June 1, 1949, in Ogden, Utah to Eldon and Wreatha Vaurine Bingham Hadley. He married his kindergarten sweetheart, Sheila Favero, on October 14, 1970, in the Salt Lake Temple for time and all eternity.
Dad was most happy at home next to Mom, the love of his life. The two of them were together more than they were apart. Dad always had a joke for everything and every situation. He said laughter was the best medicine.
He served honorably for 2 years in the Great Lakes LDS Mission. He loved the Lord and His church. Dad has served faithfully in many church callings and will continue to do so. His church service callings include: Scout Master, Young Men’s leadership, Elders Quorum, High Priest Group Leadership, Bishop, Stake President, and Temple Veil worker. On Sunday, December 28, he commented that he had fulfilled the measure of his creation because he was released from his most recent calling as a Sunday School President in the Santa Clara 12th ward.
Dad attended Weber High School and Weber State College in Ogden, Utah. He loved farming and enjoyed his life’s work as a general contractor. Later in life he embarked on the adventure of being a restaurant owner in sunny St. George. He loved living among the red rock and blue sky and could never quite get the red sand out of his shoes.
Dad’s passion in life was baseball; he finally gets to see if there is baseball in heaven. He loved hunting and golf, being outdoors with his boys, and gathering his family together.
Mom and all of us are his best friends and he was always concerned about our well being above his own. He looked forward to the times we could all be together no matter where that was. The game is not over; it has just gone into extra innings.
He is survived by his wife Sheila, five children: Maria (Ryan) Johnson, Nicole (Dak) Maxfield, both of Ogden, Utah, Anita (Dennis) Adams of Richland, Washington, Quinn (Nicole) Hadley, and Matt (Meree) Hadley, both of St. George, Utah, 14 grandchildren, and two brothers: Dennis (Lana) Hadley and Blake (Julie) Hadley, both of Ogden, Utah, and thousands of others that have been touched by his life. He left an example and a legacy for many.
A gathering for friends and family will be held on Sunday, January 4, from 5-7 pm at Metcalf Mortuary, 288 W St. George Blvd. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 6th at 11:00 am at the Ogden Utah West Stake Center, 2200 S 4300 W. Another gathering for friends and family will be held Monday January 5th from 6-8 pm and Tuesday January 6th from 9:30-10:30 prior to the services in Ogden. The interment will be held at the West Weber Cemetery under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary. Condolenses may be sent via the mortuary website: desk@metcalfmortuary.com. A blog has also been set up to share memories of his life: rememberingmark.blogspot.com.
In lieu of flowers Mom would like donations to be made to the Remembering Mark fund at America First Credit Union for the purposes of supporting his ten grandsons’ missions.