William "Bill" H. Raley

 William “Bill” Raley of Delta, Colorado passed away on August 11th, 2024. He was 87 years old.

 Services will be held on Friday, October 25th, 2024, at 2pm at the Taylor Funeral Service’s Delta Chapel.

 Bill was born on July 3rd, 1937, in Meridian, Mississippi to Jesse Mae Jay and Edwin Raley. He grew up in Meridian, Mississippi.

 Bill met Joyce Richardson in Pasadena, California at the Bob’s Big Boy Restaurant there. They were married December 28th, 1957. They celebrated 64 years of marriage together.

 Bill and Joyce moved to Delta, Colorado from Glendora, California. In California, Bill and Joyce owned their own business manufacturing brakes for cars and trucks. When he moved to Delta, he continued this business on a smaller scale for a few years. Bill was called to serve his community. He began working for the Delta County Sheriff’s Department in February of 1992 and retired from there in July of 2009. Bill then was elected to the Delta City Council in April of 2011 and served on the council until May of 2018. He also volunteered at the Delta County Memorial Hospital for numerous years.

 When Bill wasn’t working or volunteering, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and bowling. In his younger years, he also was very active in the Delta Republican Party.

 Bill is survived by children Helen Edwards of Golden, CO and Kathi Raley of Cottonwood, AZ; and granddaughter Sarah (Edwards) Kubistek of Denver, CO.

 Bill is preceded in death by his parents and wife Joyce.

 In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Delta County Volunteer Fire Department or the Delta County Ambulance Service.

 Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory.

 A Celebration of Bill’s Life will be held after the memorial service at the Grove ~ 1970 S. Main Street; Delta, CO 81416. The celebration will be from 330pm to 6pm. Please come by and share stories and memories of Bill!

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