The guiding light of our family, our strength, our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to everyone,  Verl Glade Bingham passed away on Friday April 27, 2018.Glade was born on May 29, 1952 to Albert Francis and Ruth Munns Bingham.  He was raised in Honeyville, Utah and went to Honeyville Elementary.  Glade graduated from Box Elder High School in 1970.  While there he met and then married the eternal love of his life on June 10, 1971.  They and their children were sealed in the Logan, Utah temple in July 1985.Glade and Elaine made their home in Utah and were blessed with two of their children.  A move to Glenns Ferry, Idaho to work and they were blessed with four more children.  After a move back to Utah, Glade spent 27 years working at Nucor Steel.  He left there in 2014 and worked for two of his brothers, Lorin and Ivan.  He then went to work for his son, Brent.  He drove a semi and loved traveling, working, and meeting new people.  He was always adding to his list of friends.Glade is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and served faithfully in his church callings.Glade is survived by his wife of 47 years, Elaine, and their six children. Daughters: Jennifer (Jeff) Daniels and their children Braylee, Makaily, and Karlie.  Trudy (Heath) Hillman and their children Roper, Shawnee, Weston, Mataya, Kelsey, and Rayson.  Tracy (Kole) Adams and children JD, Morgan, Cody, and Kolter.  Kimberly Nosek and her children Caden, Zoey, and Averie.  Valorie Bingham and children Taggart, Bracken, Tayson, and Trey.  Son Brent (Kristin) Bingham and children Lainey, Mason, Hannah, and Claire. Great grandson Wrangler J.His siblings: Barbara Stacey, Lorin & Sherry Bingham, Shirley Seeley, Ivan & Marti Bingham, Mark & Sherry Bingham, Rex & Sue Bingham, Carl Bingham, Marlon & Rhonda Bingham, Marva & Tom Priday, and Evan & Amy Bingham. Many nieces and nephews.Glade was preceded in death by his parents, Albert & Ruth Bingham, brother Kentt Bingham, brother-in-law Gary Stacey and Sister Annette Lillywhite.Funeral services will be at the Malad LDS Stake Center 1250 N 1100 W in Malad, Idaho on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 11am. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday, May 8,  from 6-8pm at the Church and Wednesday morning from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to the service.Interment will be at the Malad City Cemetery.Our family will miss the powerful and loving force Glade has been in our lives.  We will miss his contagious smile, his goofy jokes, the constant texts, the long phone calls, his love for animals and his little Wanna-B-Ranch. Our loss is heaven’s gain.