Arthur Raymond "Ray" Corless
1911 - 1958
Funeral services for Arthur Ray Corless, 46, of 1021 East Briar Ave., who was killed instantly Thursday [June 19, 1958] when his car missed a curve and overturned four and one half miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming, on Highway 30, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Aura C. Hatch Mortuary.
Mr. Corless was born December 17, 1911, at Vernal, Utah, a son of Arthur Patten and Dora Elizabeth "Bessie" Preece Corless. He received his education in Vernal schools. On November 8, 1930, he married Alberta Pickup in Vernal. Before moving to Provo in 1940, Mr. Corless engaged in livestock business, and followed construction work after coming to Provo. At the time of his death, he was a foreman for the W. W. Clyde Construction Company. Mr. Corless was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Clifford and Clark Corless; three daughters: Mrs. LaJean Stark, San Diego, California; Merlene and Frances Lee Corless, both of Provo, Utah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Corless, Vernal; and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Marie Lee and Mrs. Maurine Richins, Ronald and Howard Corless, all of Vernal; Mrs. Betty Hairgrow, Louisiana; and six grandchildren.
Bishop Archie Bowden, of Oak Hills Second Ward will officiate at the services. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
--The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | Friday, 20 June 1958 | p. 4 | transcribed with some editing by Annie Duckett Hundley | 26 Mar 2021.
1911 - 1958
Funeral services for Arthur Ray Corless, 46, of 1021 East Briar Ave., who was killed instantly Thursday [June 19, 1958] when his car missed a curve and overturned four and one half miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming, on Highway 30, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Aura C. Hatch Mortuary.
Mr. Corless was born December 17, 1911, at Vernal, Utah, a son of Arthur Patten and Dora Elizabeth "Bessie" Preece Corless. He received his education in Vernal schools. On November 8, 1930, he married Alberta Pickup in Vernal. Before moving to Provo in 1940, Mr. Corless engaged in livestock business, and followed construction work after coming to Provo. At the time of his death, he was a foreman for the W. W. Clyde Construction Company. Mr. Corless was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Clifford and Clark Corless; three daughters: Mrs. LaJean Stark, San Diego, California; Merlene and Frances Lee Corless, both of Provo, Utah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Corless, Vernal; and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Marie Lee and Mrs. Maurine Richins, Ronald and Howard Corless, all of Vernal; Mrs. Betty Hairgrow, Louisiana; and six grandchildren.
Bishop Archie Bowden, of Oak Hills Second Ward will officiate at the services. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
--The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | Friday, 20 June 1958 | p. 4 | transcribed with some editing by Annie Duckett Hundley | 26 Mar 2021.
Arthur Raymond "Ray" Corless
1911 - 1958
Funeral services for Arthur Ray Corless, 46, of 1021 East Briar Ave., who was killed instantly Thursday [June 19, 1958] when his car missed a curve and overturned four and one half miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming, on Highway 30, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Aura C. Hatch Mortuary.
Mr. Corless was born December 17, 1911, at Vernal, Utah, a son of Arthur Patten and Dora Elizabeth "Bessie" Preece Corless. He received his education in Vernal schools. On November 8, 1930, he married Alberta Pickup in Vernal. Before moving to Provo in 1940, Mr. Corless engaged in livestock business, and followed construction work after coming to Provo. At the time of his death, he was a foreman for the W. W. Clyde Construction Company. Mr. Corless was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Clifford and Clark Corless; three daughters: Mrs. LaJean Stark, San Diego, California; Merlene and Frances Lee Corless, both of Provo, Utah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Corless, Vernal; and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Marie Lee and Mrs. Maurine Richins, Ronald and Howard Corless, all of Vernal; Mrs. Betty Hairgrow, Louisiana; and six grandchildren.
Bishop Archie Bowden, of Oak Hills Second Ward will officiate at the services. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
--The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | Friday, 20 June 1958 | p. 4 | transcribed with some editing by Annie Duckett Hundley | 26 Mar 2021.
1911 - 1958
Funeral services for Arthur Ray Corless, 46, of 1021 East Briar Ave., who was killed instantly Thursday [June 19, 1958] when his car missed a curve and overturned four and one half miles east of Rawlins, Wyoming, on Highway 30, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Aura C. Hatch Mortuary.
Mr. Corless was born December 17, 1911, at Vernal, Utah, a son of Arthur Patten and Dora Elizabeth "Bessie" Preece Corless. He received his education in Vernal schools. On November 8, 1930, he married Alberta Pickup in Vernal. Before moving to Provo in 1940, Mr. Corless engaged in livestock business, and followed construction work after coming to Provo. At the time of his death, he was a foreman for the W. W. Clyde Construction Company. Mr. Corless was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Clifford and Clark Corless; three daughters: Mrs. LaJean Stark, San Diego, California; Merlene and Frances Lee Corless, both of Provo, Utah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Corless, Vernal; and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Marie Lee and Mrs. Maurine Richins, Ronald and Howard Corless, all of Vernal; Mrs. Betty Hairgrow, Louisiana; and six grandchildren.
Bishop Archie Bowden, of Oak Hills Second Ward will officiate at the services. Friends may call at the mortuary Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., and Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the Provo City Cemetery.
--The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | Friday, 20 June 1958 | p. 4 | transcribed with some editing by Annie Duckett Hundley | 26 Mar 2021.
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