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Raymond James “Ray” Ashenhurst

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Raymond James “Ray” Ashenhurst Veteran

Birth
Denlow, Douglas County, Missouri, USA
Death
8 Apr 2000 (aged 86)
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 22, plot 43-1
Memorial ID
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Register-Guard Eugene, Lane Oregon
April 14, 2000

Raymond James "Ray" Ashenhurst died April 8 of age-related causes. He was 86. Ashenhurst was born May 1, 1913, in Denlow, CO (Missouri) to Harry and Mary (Hanne) Ashenhurst. He married Eva Phipps in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 25, 1936.

He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in the early 1930s, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He moved from Calgary, Alberta, to Eugene in 1965.

Ashenhurst was a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 34 years. He enjoyed woodworking, and tinkering with electrical items. Ray was a RLDS Church appointee from 1947 until he retired in 1979, serving at Kirtland Temple, Kirtland and Northwest Ohio Districts, the Maine District (living at Jonesport), the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital in Missouri, the Alberta District in Canada, the Southern Oregon District and last of all serving in the Pacific Northwest Region while living in Eugene Oregon.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patty Renskers of Medford; a son, Harry of Carrollton, TX.; a sister, Betty Gilbert of Ottumwa, Iowa; five grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held April 16 for Raymond James "Ray" Ashenhurst of Eugene. Sunday's services will be at 3 p.m. at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eugene. Private burial will be at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene. Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Raymond James Ashenhurst
[Ray Ashenhurst]
Gender: Male
Race White
Birth Date: 1 May 1913
Birth Place: Denlo Dougla, Missouri
Death Date: 8 Apr 2000
Father: Harry J Ashenhurst
Mother: Mary C Hanne
Notes Dec 1936: Name listed as RAYMOND JAMES ASHENHURST; 20 Apr 2000: Name listed as RAY ASHENHURST
Register-Guard Eugene, Lane Oregon
April 14, 2000

Raymond James "Ray" Ashenhurst died April 8 of age-related causes. He was 86. Ashenhurst was born May 1, 1913, in Denlow, CO (Missouri) to Harry and Mary (Hanne) Ashenhurst. He married Eva Phipps in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 25, 1936.

He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in the early 1930s, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He moved from Calgary, Alberta, to Eugene in 1965.

Ashenhurst was a minister in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 34 years. He enjoyed woodworking, and tinkering with electrical items. Ray was a RLDS Church appointee from 1947 until he retired in 1979, serving at Kirtland Temple, Kirtland and Northwest Ohio Districts, the Maine District (living at Jonesport), the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital in Missouri, the Alberta District in Canada, the Southern Oregon District and last of all serving in the Pacific Northwest Region while living in Eugene Oregon.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Patty Renskers of Medford; a son, Harry of Carrollton, TX.; a sister, Betty Gilbert of Ottumwa, Iowa; five grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held April 16 for Raymond James "Ray" Ashenhurst of Eugene. Sunday's services will be at 3 p.m. at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eugene. Private burial will be at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene. Chapel of Memories Funeral Home in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Raymond James Ashenhurst
[Ray Ashenhurst]
Gender: Male
Race White
Birth Date: 1 May 1913
Birth Place: Denlo Dougla, Missouri
Death Date: 8 Apr 2000
Father: Harry J Ashenhurst
Mother: Mary C Hanne
Notes Dec 1936: Name listed as RAYMOND JAMES ASHENHURST; 20 Apr 2000: Name listed as RAY ASHENHURST


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