Bernard Clark Gregory

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.

He was an officer in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include one son, Darrell Boyce of Mesa, Arizona; three grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to the Christian Broadcasting Network, 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23463.

Ben was born July 3, 1921, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Edward Clark Gregory and Rilla Frances Edgar. At 95, he passed away on April 28, 2017, in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he resided.

Ben graduated from Fountain High School in 1940 and joined the Navy in the same year. He married Marjorie Fern Boyce, also a graduate of Fountain High, in Raton, New Mexico, May 21, 1944. Their first son, Russell Duane, was born in 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas, where Ben was stationed. Their second son, Darrell Boyce, was born in 1953 in Coronado, California.

A career Navy man, Ben served in World War II and the Korean Theatre. He retired from the navy in 1960. After retiring he worked for the Martin Company in Denver, managed auto service stations in Denver and Vail, and as a carpenter and electrician at the Gilman Mine. Ben retired from the mine in 1983.

His hobbies included piloting small aircraft, traveling, coin collecting, skiing, and gardening. He was a member of the VFW, and was an active volunteer at the Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction, where he also attended church services.

He is survived by a son, Darrell Boyce (Linda) Gregory of Mesa, Arizona; three grandchildren, David, Jason, and Sarah; and thirteen great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three wives, Marjorie Boyce, Mary Rufien, and Donna Buckley; his son, Russell; granddaughter, Jessica; great-grandson, Daniel; and seven siblings, William, Rilla, Kenneth, Margaret, Paul, Roy, and Richard.

Viewing will be held at Callahan Edfast Mortuary on Wednesday, May 3 from 3-5 p.m. Burial will take place at Fort Logan Cemetery the following day at 10:30 a.m.

Ben will be missed by the many friends he has in the Grand Junction area.

Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to The Christian Broadcasting Network.