Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Overbaugh Jason G.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [SNFCA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Nat Mrk Dir of Life Ins
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
13471 SOUTH TUSCALEE WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2018
(Street)

DRAPER, UT 84020
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 02/01/2018   J(1) V 3,851 A $ 4.8 80,880 (2) D  
Class A Common Stock 04/03/2018   G V 3,000 D $ 0 77,880 (2) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.75 (3) 12/06/2013   A   12,763 (3)   03/06/2014 12/06/2023 Class A Common Stock 12,763 (3) $ 3.75 (3) 12,763 (3) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.51 (4) 07/02/2014   A   12,155 (4)   10/02/2014 07/02/2024 Class A Common Stock 12,155 (4) $ 3.51 (4) 12,155 (4) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.09 (5) 12/05/2014   A   24,311 (5)   03/05/2015 12/05/2024 Class A Common Stock 24,311 (5) $ 4.09 (5) 24,311 (5) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.76 (6) 12/04/2015   A   23,153 (6)   03/04/2016 12/04/2025 Class A Common Stock 23,153 (6) $ 5.76 (6) 23,153 (6) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.35 (7) 12/02/2016   A   22,050 (7)   03/02/2017(7) 12/02/2026 Class A Common Stock 22,050 (7) $ 6.35 (7) 22,050 (7) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 4.8 (8) 12/01/2017   A   21,000 (8)   03/01/2018(8) 12/01/2027 Class C Common Stock 21,000 (8) $ 4.8 (8) 21,000 (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Overbaugh Jason G.
13471 SOUTH TUSCALEE WAY
DRAPER, UT 84020
  X     VP & Nat Mrk Dir of Life Ins  

Signatures

 /s/Jason G. Overbaugh   07/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received pursuant to a stock dividend paid on February 2, 2018.
(2) Does not include 86,629 shares of Class A Common Stock owned individually by the reporting person in the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3) This option was granted on December 6, 2013 as an option to purchase 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.85 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 7, 2014, February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(4) This option was granted on July 2, 2014 as an option to purchase 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.29 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(5) This option was granted on December 5, 2014 as an option to purchase 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.02 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(6) This option was granted on December 4, 2015 as an option to purchase 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.72 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(7) This option was granted on December 2, 2016 as an option to purchase 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.03 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 3, 2017 and February 2, 2018.
(8) This option was granted on December 1, 2017 as an option to purchase either 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share or 20,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 20,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.05 per share. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class C Common Stock, beginning on March 1, 2018, until such shares are fully vested, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on February 2, 2018.

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