Marion Ray Hansen, 93, passed away Feb. 24, 2024. He was born June 24, 1930, to Junius and Mollie Hansen in Lakeside, Ariz.
Ray was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had many callings, his favorite being a temple worker in the Mesa Arizona Temple for 12 years, and the Snowflake Temple for 13 years. Ray and Ethel served a mission at Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Ray served in the U.S. Navy from 1947-50. He later worked for the U.S. Dept of Defense Navy Dept. for 34 years. He retired as a Supervisor Electronics Engineer from the U.S. Naval Weapons Systems Engineering Station at Port Huineme, Calif., with 37 years of government service.
Ray and Ethel moved from California to Snowflake, in 1990 where they built a new home.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Ethel; oldest son, Douglas; sister, Sherley; and brother, Jay.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m., on Saturday, March 9, at the Centennial Blvd. Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 880 N. Centennial Blvd., in Taylor, with a viewing from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Owens Livingston Mortuary of Snowflake handled the arrangements.
