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 Ronald Lee Bushman, 70, loving husband, father, grandfather,
and dedicated friend passed away in his sleep, due to natural causes,
May 5, 2009. Ron was born May 30, 1938 in Fairview, Utah. Ron was married
to Glenda Heaps, September 27, 1958. Their union was blessed with four
children.
Ron was a talented man of many accomplishments and interests.
Ron was
dedicated to his family, his community and his country. Ron proudly served
in the US Army in Korea, worked as an electronics technician on early
missile systems at Sperry Corporation, served on the Utah Highway Patrol,
owned the Marysvale store and service station for twenty years, ran
an irrigation, excavation and construction company, sold real estate,
opened Richfield's first Chinese restaurant and distributed movie video
tapes throughout Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Ron built and grew Lizzie
and Charlie’s Rug Shop into a well known destination in Marysvale and
received the Utah Governor’s Award for the Arts in recognition of his
work.
Ron believed strongly in the potential of, and was instrumental in the
development of the Paiute Trail System and started Lizzie and Charlie’s
RV Park to serve the many arriving trail riders, as well as serving
as chairman of the Paiute ATV Trail Committee. Ron was the chairman of the Heritage
Highway Alliance and recipient of the Utah Governor’s Award of Humanities
for his efforts.
Ron started the popular Fish Rodeo at the Marysvale Pioneer Day celebration.
Ron served as Marysvale Town Mayor, Marysvale Democratic Precinct Chairman,
Piute County Democratic Chairman and delegate for many years. Ron started
the Marysvale Youth Council and was given the Utah Governor’s Award.
Ron was a talented artist, wood carver and wood worker. There was no
job too large to tackle and no job too small for his attention.
Ron is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Glenda; sister Nelda;
children, Gary (Belva), Shannon, Shelly (John) and Darin (Keri); ten
grandchildren and one great grandchild; Parley and Carol Roundy, Leland
and Channon Roundy, Vicky and Stan Mortensen, John and Anja Roundy,
Julie Thompson and many, many friends, all who will miss him greatly.
Ron is preceded in death by his parents Lamar and Ester Christina Christensen
Bushman.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 12:00 pm in
Marysvale LDS Chapel. Friends may call Friday, May 8, from 6:00 - 8:00
p.m at the Magleby Mortuary in Richfield and again on Saturday from
10:00 - 11:30am in Marysvale at the ward chapel.. Burial will be in
the Marysvale Cemetery with military rites by the V. F. W. Piute Post
#7561.
Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online
guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Paiute
ATV Trail Committee, Ron Bushman Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 864, Richfield,
UT 84701. A memorial will be built some where on the Paiute ATV Trail
System in his honor and for all his hard work and dedication to these
trails.
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Best
estimates are that just the #01 loop would take 25 hours to
ride just this section, without much time for pictures or anything
else. With the many side trips and access roads into towns around
the trail system the number of miles you can travel adds up
to be considerably more than 2800+ miles of trails and routes.
Unless your tush is made of some of the hard minerals mined
from our surrounding mountains, you can travel an average of
60-70 miles a day comfortably on an ATV. 
Get
your
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