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Ray Bills Obituary
1936 ~ 2022
Born in his family's home in Riverton, Utah, on a cold November 18, 1936, Ray was the eighth of nine children of Lancelot and Cecelia Mason Bills. After a lifetime of service to his family, his country, and his faith, he entered into his eternal rest on October 27, 2022, at the Riverton Intermountain Hospital, surrounded in love by his children and grandchildren. His mortal journey, which included many travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, ended less than a mile from where he was born and just three weeks shy of his eighty-sixth birthday,
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, his wife's parents, his five sisters and three brothers, and his beautiful bride of 68 years, Mary Jo Silcox Bills.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 5, in South Jordan. A full obituary with details about viewings and the funeral can be found on the Broomhead Funeral Home website at www.broomheadfuneralhome.com
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Mike Stclair
December 18, 2022
To me he was Bishop Bills. I had the great privilege of serving with him as Ward Clerk. During a particularly trying time in my life, I'll never forget his great kindness to me and my family. In particular, I will always remember and cherish a priesthood blessing he gave to me that literally turned my life around. I know for a fact that in his military and church service lives he touched many other people in a similar positive fashion.
Mike St. Clair and Family
Steve Young
November 2, 2022
The Buckley SFB military Retiree Activities Office (RAO) would like to offer our sincere condolences and our gratitude for Col Bills’ 27 years of distinguished service to our country in the Army. If you would like help with any matters related to casualty assistance, Defense Finance & Accounting Service, Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), Veterans Affairs (VA), etc. you can contact our office on Buckley SFB (Denver, CO) at 720-847-6693 or [email protected]. The RAO is staffed by volunteers, all military retirees themselves, and our sole purpose is to provide assistance to any military retirees and surviving spouses/family members with anything related to their military service and/or benefits, in particular during difficult times such as this. We are deeply sorry for your loss.
Steve Young
Lt Col, USAF, Ret
Director, Buckley SFB RAO
Larry and Terri Jensen And Family
November 2, 2022
To The Wonderful Bills Family, We send our sincere sympathy, much love, and great caring to each of you at the recent passing of your wonderful Father and Grandfather, Ray.
What a great gift it was to know the delightful and charming Mary Jo, kind and wise Ray, and their terrific sons, Dale, Mark, and Tom, when they lived in our ward in Northern Virginia. How very grateful we will always be for that special blessing.
With our love, Larry and Terri Jensen and Family
Rhoad Shupe
November 1, 2022
He was my father when my father was in Germany and he always made me feel valued that I was good and I will always be so thankful for that when I needed it.
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