Mourning the Passing of Friends: Forthcoming Funeral Services

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. 

All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” ~ Helen Keller

Forthcoming funeral services are planned for the following friends from our community. Complete versions of these obituaries may be found in The Payson Chronicle and on our website at paysonchronicle.com.

Leslie Ray (Buzzy) Wilson

1928 - 2016

Our beloved cowboy, husband, father and grandfather, Leslie Ray “Buzzy” Wilson,  passed away Friday,  May 6, 2016, from complications of Alzheimer’s, to go on his last roundup. We will greatly miss his love, humor, and sweet spirit.  Our loss is heaven’s gain. He was born December 17, 1928, in Payson, Utah, to Leslie Hugh and Adelaide Victoria Cartwright Wilson, the fourth of five children: Elaine, Bob, Mary Jane (who because she couldn’t say brother, called him Buzzy, a name that stuck for life), and Stanley.  He grew up in Payson, staying there his entire life. When in high school, he played on the football team, and in his senior year was Student Body President. He loved singing and dancing and enjoyed participating in those activities at school. He graduated from Payson High School in 1947. That same year, he married his high school sweetheart, Rowene Dixon, on April 4, 1947. They had 51 years together, before her death in 1998.  They have three children: David, Leslie Ann, and Debbie Em. Buzzy is survived by his wife, Elaine; his children: David (Roberta), Leslie Ann (Kenneth) Gubler, and Debbie Em (Rick) Cook. Also survived by stepchildren: Lanette (Jerald) Holmes and Jeffery Schramm. Combined, he has 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Rowene; and his siblings: Elaine Duncan and Bob Wilson; and stepson, Lowell Schramm; and a great-grandson, Zach Fenton. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the LDS Mountain View 7th Ward Chapel, 681 East 500 North, Payson, Utah. Visitation for family and friends will be at the church on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. as well as on Saturday morning from 9:45–10:45 a.m. prior to services.  Interment at Payson City Cemetery.