OBITUARY: Raymond Frederick Curtis; Deseret, Millard co., Utah
surname: Western, Curtis, Nelson, Wright, Webster, Murphy, Hallberg, Winn,
Roper, Carey

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Raymond F. Curtis
1925~2003

     Raymond Frederick Curtis, age 78, passed away November 19, 2003 in Salt
Lake City, Utah.

     Born July 12, 1925 to Lyman R. Curtis and Ines Western Curtis in Deseret,
Utah. 

     Married Jerene (Jan) Nelson on August 8, 1947. Later solemnized in the
Salt Lake Temple on March 8, 1948.

     Ray was a salesman for the Kirby Company in Salt Lake City in his early
years. He served in World War II in the Army Air Force in the Burma-China
area, flying over the Himalayas as a communication specialist. In 1954, the
family moved to Dillon, MT, and bought the Dilmart, a furniture store, with
Dean and Joan Wright, and remained partners for 33 years.  Ray served
faithfully, holding many callings in the LDS Church: Bishop, Stake Council,
High Priest, Scouting and Sunday School. He also served a Member Location
Mission in St. George with his wife, Jan. His ancestors were instrumental in
settling the Salt Lake Valley. His great grandfather was the ninth horseman
with Brigham Young.  Retired from their Furniture store business, Ray and Jan
built a summer home in Star Valley Ranch, near Thayne, WY, where they enjoyed
golfing and friends. Winters were spent in St. George, Utah, where golfing,
friends and family were their joy.

     Ray is survived by his loving wife of 56 years; five children, Teresa
(Ray) Webster, Dillon, MT, Fred (Margaret) Curtis, Dillon, MT, Sheila (Mark)
Murphy, St. George, Paul (LaRue) Curtis, St. George, Aleisa (Doug) Hallberg,
Peachtree City, GA; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Also survived
by one brother, Glen (Lura) Curtis; two sisters, Barbara Winn and Ina Rae
Roper; and several nieces and nephews.

     He was preceded in death his parents; son, Robert Roland; daughter,
Sherrie Rae; brother, Ralph Curtis and sisters, Mariam Curtis and Maxine
Carey.

     Ray had a joke for every occasion. He was a loving and dedicated husband
and father, and a wonderful friend. We will all miss him. Everybody loved Ray!

     Funeral services will be held Friday, November 21, 2003, 4 p.m., at the
Bloomington Hills 2nd Ward, 750 Ft. Pierce Road, St. George, where friends may
visit one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place Saturday, November
22nd, at the Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah.

     "Be such a man, and live such a life, that if every man were such as you,
and every life a life like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise."
~Phillips Brooks 

     Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 11/21/2003.