Ray Deloy MacFarlane Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ray Deloy MacFarlane passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on March 6, 2017 in West Jordan, Utah. He was born in Whiterocks, Utah on March 26, 1938 to Kenneth Ray MacFarlane and Mary Lavina Searle. He married Clara Eva Dolder July 16, in Elko, Nevada and they were later divorced. He married Terry Linda Short-Lyman December 4, 1976 in Elko, Nevada. The marriage was later solemnized in the Jordan River Temple on April 3, 1992. Deloy graduated from West High School in 1957 and served in the United States Marine Corp for two years in reserves during high school and six years active duty from 1957 to 1963. He worked for Mountain States Creamery as a butter maker for many years and also worked for Highland Dairy off and on during that time. Most of those years he also worked a second job in order to support his family. The last 20 years of his career were spent as an ice cream maker for Snelgroves/Dryers/Nestles Dryers where he retired in August 2016. He enjoyed making ice cream and also eating it. Deloy helped his wife run Cloggers Ala Carte dance studio for many years and enjoyed performing, competing, and traveling with Terry, their children, and the students and parents. He enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing, riding horses, reading and watching westerns, country music, square dancing, playing cards and board games, playing jokes on his family and friends, his religion, and lazy days with his wife. Deloy's greatest joy came when he was with his family. His love for all of them was unconditional and he was very proud of each and every one of them. He was diagnosed with lung cancer on January 1, 2016, and fought a long and hard battle, cheered on and supported by his loving huge family and many friends. He was a giant of a man and an example and hero to many. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Ray MacFarlane; mother, Mary Lavina Searle Belt; step father, Howard Roe Belt; father-in-law, William Henry Warnes III; brothers, Edwin Glen MacFarlane and Roland D. Belt; sisters, Pearle Arleen Pace, and Sharon Belt; sister-in-law Patricia Belt. He was survived by his wife, Terry Linda Short-Lyman MacFarlane; mother-in-law, Gloria Potts Warnes; Brothers, Verl MacFarlane (Janet) and Chad Belt; Sister, Alfreda Hurlich; brother-in-law Arvill Pace; sister-in-law, Adell Belt; sons, Alan D. MacFarlane (Allen Olsen) and Ryan Deloy MacFarlane (Angela); daughters, Jana Poulson, Lynn Henderson (Dave Pilant), Christie Whittaker (Marvin), LaVerne Marchione, Raylyn Marie Tucker, Jaylyn Chere Hatch (Kyle), and Glorian Mary Stump (Shane); 23 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren, many nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 12:30 p.m. at the River Oaks 3rd Ward located at 8825 South 1095 West, West Jordan, Utah with a viewing prior to services at 11:00 a.m. at the same location. A viewing will also be held at that same location on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment will be directly following the funeral services at Memorial Redwood Cemetery located at 6500 South Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah. Flowers can be delivered on Friday directly to the church at 5:00 p.m. or before noon to Affordable Funerals and Cremations located at 5239 Green Pine Drive, Murray, Utah.