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McRay Magleby Obituary
McRay Magleby, Sr., former athletic coach and physical education and driver education instructor in South Summit, Ogden and Salt Lake City School Districts, died in Salt Lake City on July 30, 2013. Born in Monroe, Utah to John Ephraim and Jane Adam Warnock Magleby on October 21, 1908. Married Florence Alcea Deming on June 1, 1938 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Mr. Magleby attended Snow College where he was active in athletics, graduated from BYU with a BS Degree in physical education and did graduate work at the University of Utah.
He filled an LDS Swiss-German Mission and two Stake Missions. He was a High Priest and a faithful and devoted member of the LDS Church. He served in many capacities at both Stake and Ward Levels. Fulfilling his regular weekly assignment in the Salt Lake Temple gave him much joy and satisfaction.
McRay was a kind and generous husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend.
He is survived by his wife; daughter, Susan Magleby Auer-Lucas; sons, McRay Jr., Tom D. and wife, Elaine; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 2, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple, where friends and family may visit from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.
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Lee Davis
July 26, 2020
Remembering dear Uncle Mac today. Its hard to believe that, in four more days, it will be seven years since his passing. What a sweet and gentle man he was to me, my brother and sister when we were children. My family moved from Utah to California when I was four; however, as an adult, I enjoyed visits with Uncle Mac and Aunt Florence in Utah as often as possible. It is with the fondest of memories and much love that I remember him today.
Frederik Dissel
August 4, 2013
Dear Magleby Family,
Back in 1967 Mister Magleby was--I believe--my Driver's Ed teacher at South High School in Salt Lake School District. I had some special treatment and took classes on Saturday for our driving experiences because of sports during the week. The thing that always struck me was his mild temperament in some pretty "hair-raising" moments on the road with kids. I loved his dry sense of humor and I also enjoyed the long rides out to Tooele and such as we always had hours of practice on Saturday mornings. I'm 61 years old now and it's such a blessing to see how long he lived. What a full life!
You have our sympathies because even after a long life these days are tough.
Best,
Frederik Dissel (former Student South High School--class of 1970.)
Ms. Lee Davis
August 3, 2013
To Aunt Florence, and cousins Mac, Susan and Tom, my thoughts, prayers and love are with you in this time of sorrow.
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