Raymond Wayne Wilford born November 24, 1929, received his wings on the night of April 23, 2021. He went home to Heaven, to a reunion with his wife of 64 years, mother, father, brothers, sisters and granddaughter and great granddaughter. What a reunion that must have been.
He is survived by Butch (Bear), Sharon (Bill), 5 grandkids, and 13 great grandkids.
He served in the Korean War, as Master Sergeant, a radio operator, for 18 months on the front lines. After his discharge from the Army he returned to Tucson where he became one of the owners of Wilford Construction Company.
He was known as a fun, witty but honest business man. His work concept was, “make hay while the sun shines”, he wasn’t afraid of work. Dad taught his kids the same concept to never shy away from hard work.
Towards the end of his life he was most concerned about others and wanting to know they would be safe in heaven when they died. His love of the Lord shown greatly as he prayed to his, “Precious Heavenly Father”, and would sing along with the old hymns telling of God’s love for us.
If God gave us the ingredients to make a perfect Dad, the finished product would be the dad we received.
“We’ll miss you dad, but we are rejoicing with you as you dance your way around your new home. We’ll see you later on down the line.”
There will be military honors at the graveside following the service.
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