Dec. 2, 1921 - Sep. 7, 2015
Date of Service: Sep. 12, 2015
Robert Emmett Bray
TWIN FALLS - Robert Emmett Bray, 93, of Twin Falls, and formerly of Burley, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at his home.
He was born Dec. 2, 1921, in Burley, Idaho, the son of George Washington Bray Jr. and Willimiena Meyer Bray. He was educated in Burley and graduated from Burley High School. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Wanda “Penney” Bosworth on Aug. 16, 1942, in Elko, Nevada. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on Aug. 14, 1970. Together, they had two children, R. Steven and Marilyn. Penney passed away on Sept. 17, 1979. On June 23, 1987, Robert married Vivian Dille Stanger Lee.
Robert owned and operated Mini-Cassia Equipment in Heyburn from 1969 until his retirement in 1981, when he sold the business to his son, Steven. Following his retirement, he enjoyed the winter months living in Yuma, Arizona, and returning to Burley for the summers. He recently relocated to Twin Falls where he resided at the time of his death.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Elks Lodge. He enjoyed pheasant hunting, fishing on the ocean, traveling, and flying small airplanes.
He is survived by his wife, Vivian Bray of Twin Falls; his children, Marilyn Whiting (Dick) and R. Steven Bray (Claudette) both of Burley; Vivian’s children, Jeanne Spencer (Glen), Tracy Stanger (Nan), Randy Stanger (Tamra), and Micki Gonzales (John); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his first wife, Penney, he was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, George Trafford Bray, Alice Opal Bray Matthews, Lewis Albert Bray, Sterling Meinderd Bray, Dorothy Marie Bray Reed, and Clarence Bray; a granddaughter, Shannon Lisa Whiting; and a great-grandson, Robert Cody Whiting.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley, where friends and family may call from 1 until 1:45 p.m. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans Organization.
