Ray D. Bellows

Ray D Bellows, age 77 of Payson, passed away Friday, September 15, 2006 at Mtn. View Hospital.

He was born February 10, 1929 in Lake Shore to Samuel A. and Electa Drollinger Bellows. The family moved to Dividend but he spent many summers with Grandpa and Uncles back on the farm at Lake Shore.

He attended Payson schools and Brigham Young University in Accounting. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked at Geneva Steel for 29 years, retiring in 1986.

Ray married Dora Lou Pace, October 29, 1954. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple.

Ray loved to hunt, fish, golf and camp with his family. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a High Priest in the Payson 15th Ward. He held various callings throughout his life. He was a 5 year trustee of the Provo Elks Lodge.

Survivors include: his wife, Dora Lou; children, Sandra (Bruce) Ewell, Payson; Kathy (Glenn) Sorte, Kaysville; Samuel (LaRae) Bellows, Spring Lake; Anita (Phil) Spainhower, Salem; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a sister, Arlene (Wendall) Erdman, of Springville. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 11:00 a.m., in the Payson 15th Ward Chapel, 650 West 800 South. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary, 587 South 100 West, Payson, Monday, 7-8:00 p.m. or at the church Tuesday, 9:45-10:45 a.m. Burial will be in the Payson City Cemetery with Military Rites accorded by the American Legion, Dist. #4.

The family would like to express much gratitude to Mountain View Hospital and Vista Hospice for their loving and compassionate care for Ray and his family.