This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Magleby, Alvey Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1179/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Joseph Duane Colby Friday, March 29, 2002 SIGURD, UTAH - Together again, our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, brother and friend, Joseph Duane Colby , 83, of Sigurd, Utah, left his earthly home to join his eternal companion, March 26, 2002 at the Mayfield Care Center. He was born April 17, 1918, in Vermillion, Utah, a son of Edwin L. and Lucy Alvey Colby. He married Pearl Magleby, October 20, 1938, in the Manti LDS Temple. They made their home in Sigurd. She preceded him in death, July 21, 2000. Duane was raised in Sigurd and graduated from Richfield High School. He worked for the United States Gypsum Company (USG) about 40 years, where he served about 17 of those years as a maintenance supervisor. Duane loved his work at the (USG) and loved the men that worked for him. Duane loved to work in the soil, he had a beautiful garden for many years, and shared the bounteous of his harvest with friends and neighbors. His yard always had beautiful flowers for others to enjoy. Duane enjoyed hunting and fishing, for many years, but had to quit because of health problems. Duane loved his family and they all had a great love for him. He will be greatly missed, but he is happy to join his sweetheart and family that have gone on before. Duane is survived by his children, Judy (Tom) Sharpe, Sigurd; David (Claudette) Colby, Tempe, AZ; Dian (Ray) Holt, Hurricane; sisters, Norma Brow, Sigurd; Maurine Howell, Sun Lakes, AZ; 15 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by wife; parents; son, Allen Joseph Colby; great-grandson, Allen Joseph Christensen; two brothers, Harvey and Alvey; three sisters: Thora, Lou, and Leona. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 1, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sigurd LDS Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the Magleby Mortuary on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the ward chapel in Sigurd on Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Sigurd Cemetery. Funeral directors, Neal S. Magleby & Sons Mortuary, Richfield, Utah. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.