Marcia Baird

Marcia Glover Baird ended her journey on Earth on Monday, October 19, 2026, after bravely battling idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Marcia was born in Brigham City, Utah on August 19, 1944, to Morris Wayne Glover and Phyllis Call Glover. Her father was in the Navy when she was born, and he was able to take leave to return home to Brigham City, Utah. While he was home, his ship was hit, and some of his crew members died.

Marcia grew up in Brigham City surrounded by her loving family: her parents, her sister, three brothers, eight sets of aunts and uncles, and dozens of cousins. She had a very happy childhood and even got a horse for one of her birthdays, something her brothers never let her live down.

Her high school days were filled with activities including 4-H, dance classes, and dance performances. She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1962 and then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. While attending BYU, she participated in dance organizations and performed dance in musicals and other programs. She graduated from BYU with a bachelor's degree and a secondary teaching certificate in physical education/dance.

While attending BYU, Marcia met the love of her life, Robert Baird, on a blind date. Bob's roommate set them up on a date. Then two of Bob’s roommates ended up marrying two of Marcia’s roommates. Marcia married Robert in the Salt Lake City Temple on August 11, 1966. After graduating from BYU, they moved to Olympia, Washington, where Bob got a job as a school psychologist. She taught PE at Jefferson Middle School until she became a mom, and then she stayed home with her sweeties. When her youngest entered school, she started running a daycare in her home and tended dozens of children over the next decade.

She loved being a mom and raising her boys. Later in life, when asked what she would do if she could go back in time, she said she would go back to when her boys were little so she could take care of them. All the boys had paper routes and were taught to be independent by learning how to work and manage money. They got used to early mornings of rolling up newspapers in preparation for their routes. She was involved with her children’s schools and served as PTA President.

She was in the Sound Singers, a singing group of seven women who became some of her closest friends. They sang at churches, parties, funerals, and civic events, and they even recorded two CDs. The Sound Singers' music was a part of the wedding receptions for all 5 of her boys.

Bob and Marcia loved to travel, and they visited 49 of the 50 states, only missing North Dakota. They loved learning as they traveled and went on many Elder Hostel trips. She went with Bob to Holland to pick up Alex after his mission and to Hawaii to meet Jeff on the way home from the Philippines. They went on many cruises and also enjoyed visiting Hawaii. They even went on a tour to England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.

In 2007, Bob and Marcia moved to Springville, Utah, to be closer to kids and grandkids. They enjoyed hosting family dinners with delicious meals every Sunday. Marcia loved spending time with her grandkids. When they arrived, she always had stacks of crafts and fun activities waiting for them to do. She had a collection of holiday books and enjoyed reading stories aloud to them. She was always collecting clothes and toys to give grandkids when they arrived for a visit

One of the grandkids' favorite activities to do with Grandma was waking up early to go garage sailing. They would go from house to house finding treasures and trying to get a bargain. She would hand the kids a dollar or a couple of quarters to go buy their finds. Marcia loved a good bargain and would be devastated if she forgot to use a coupon or missed a good deal. She entered every drawing she saw and once won an enormous Easter bunny from a grocery store giveaway.

Marcia sent cards for every birthday and numerous holidays. Kids could always expect a bright envelope in their mailbox and a card that often had a few dollar bills in it, or a $2 bill if they were lucky. A highlight was the Halloween cards with her hand-drawn jack-o'-lanterns.

Marcia loved flowers of every kind. In Washington, she looked forward to summer when she would tour homes seeing the rhodies in bloom (rhododendrons). You would often find her in the garden growing beautiful flowers or vegetables. One of her favorite activities was to spend the morning in the garden watering and weeding.

She loved the gospel and was a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She had a strong testimony. She served in many church callings, including as Relief Society President, Gospel Doctrine teacher, music leader, class teacher, and in the Young Women's. She loved attending the temple and being a temple ordinance worker in the Seattle temple (5 years) and the Provo City Center Temple (5+ years). She enjoyed attending church education classes, especially Education Week at BYU.

She enjoyed learning about her grandparents and great-grandparents and on back through the ages. She loved reading stories and viewing pictures of her ancestors and collected many albums. She was very proud of her pioneer ancestors, especially Lorenzo Snow. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

Marcia is survived by her husband Robert Kay Baird, her sons Alex (Shauna), Mitchell, Jeff, Kenneth (Becky), and Nick (Amy); her grandchildren Keeli, Keenan (Brittany), Stevie, Abbi (Jae), Victor, Sasha, Daniel, Leah, Charles, Sarah, Benjamin, Eliza, Olivia, and Jacob; her great-grandchildren Georgia, Elliott, Josephine, Bea, and Rooney; her brothers Benjamin, Wayne (Penny), and David (Bea); as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Phyllis, and her sister Renee and sister-in-law Gerrie.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, November 28th at 10:00 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 860 E 200 N, Springville, Utah. A family luncheon will be held afterwards.

Marcia Baird’s Testimony:

“I love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and I'm thankful for the Holy Ghost. I know the Gospel of Jesus is true. I'm thankful for the atonement of Jesus Christ that we may all live again with Jesus and God and our precious families.

I love my family dearly and I am so thankful for my husband and each son and their wives and my wonderful children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I am so proud of them all. I have indeed been very wonderfully blessed in my life.”