DELWIN RAY PYPER, son of Ray Van and Ruth North Pyper, was born June 10, 1934 in Midway, Utah. He passed away in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 27, 2016. Married Karen Mary Archibald, February 28, 1956; later divorced. Married Diane Lee Rusch on May 15, 1966. Employed at Hill AFB for many years.
Preceded in death by: parents, wife - Diane, sister - Mary Luella (Milton) Harvey, children – Daniel Lee, Michael Joseph, Douglas Lance and Lark.
Survived by: companion – Juanita Montgomery, children -- David Lynn Pyper, Mary Beth (Kevin) Owen, Tamatha Lee (Joey) Blackmon, Timothy Allen Pyper and Peter Rusch (Lori) Pyper. Siblings – Idonna Dugmore, Alda (ElRoy) Stucki, Ruth Joyce (Joseph) McGee, Kenneth Van (Sue) Pyper, and Melvin Dean (Starla) Pyper. Many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.
Funeral Services were held on July 1, 2016 at 6 P.M. at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home, Crossville, TN. Graveside services held July 6, 2016 at the Midway City Cemetery, UT at 11 A.M.