Starla Rae Larsen Drage, age 91 passed away, surrounded by family August 29th. Starla was born October 1, 1932, to Andrew William and Vera Mae Chatwin Larsen at her Grandmother’s home in Santaquin.  She was raised in Genola. For most of her younger years, as soon as school was out, until school started again in the fall, her family lived at the saw mill up Santaquin Canyon. She was the oldest of five children. She attended school in Genola, Goshen, and Payson, graduating from Payson High School in 1950.

She married James Don Drage on February 3 ^rd , 1951. They were sealed in the Provo, Utah Temple April 29 ^th , 1995. Starla and Don were blessed with four children:  Joe, Julie, Callene and Darrell.

Starla was a stay at home mom while her children were young.  She then began her career as a designer of infant apparel for Jolene’s and Mini World. This position gave her the opportunity to travel and join others in the professional trade of pattern and dress design.

She was a self-learner and a hard worker. She was a skilled seamstress, painter and gardener.  Her hobbies were many including crochet, artist, lapidary, and designer of her own unique apparel.

She had a genuine testimony of Jesus Christ and served faithfully in many callings including Relief Society President in two Genola Wards, Relief Society counselor, Primary teacher, Young Women’s instructor and Cub Scout leader. She served in the Provo Temple baptistery for two years.

She is survived by her children: William Joe Drage (Joye Downey Drage, deceased), Santaquin, Julia Ann (Bill) Thornton, Spanish Fork, Callene (Grant) Bobo, Payson, and Darrell (Annette Gonzales) Drage, Payson. Her Siblings: Janice (Doug) Sorenson, Sandy, Laraine (Vance, deceased) Thurber, Draper, Wayne (Kathy Neff, deceased) Larsen, Erda, and Marke (Jolene Taylor) Larsen, Genola. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Don Drage, her parents, her daughter in law Joye Downey Drage and her two grandsons: Jake and Nathan Thornton.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 7 ^th , 2024, at 11:00 am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 274 South Main in Payson, Utah. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in Salem City Cemetery, 965 South 140 East, Salem, Utah.