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Cory Collins

Cory Collins was born in Corpus Christie. He was an only child.

Soon after his birth in 1943, the family moved to Austin. There he attended all his schooling. While in high school he played in a band with all his best friends. After graduating, he went to college and then went to X-ray school for his degree in ultrasound, MRI CT scans and of course x-rays.

He went from Temple, Texas at Scott and White Hospital to Saint David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas.

He married to Barbara Jean Stevens. In the early 90s, mom and dad decided to move up here and retire up in the mountains and dad continued his retirement career.

Cory Collins is survived by, his two children, Cheryl L Collins and Mark S Collins, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Renae Clinger

Our dear mother passed away peacefully from this earthly life to reunite  with her loved ones in the spirit world on the morning of April 25, 2025  in Layton, Utah at the age of 79. We will miss her.

Renae Olson Clinger was born February 23, 1946 in Preston, Idaho to  Wesley Ernest Olson and Verna Lucy Redington Olson. She was the middle  child with an older brother, Dennis, an older sister, Nola, a younger  brother, Jerry, and a younger sister, Tina.

She spent her younger life in Salt Lake City, her grade school years in  Spokane, Washington, and her high school years in Lewiston, Idaho, where  she graduated from Lewiston High School.

She attended BYU and while at home during June of 1969, she met, and  later became engaged to Melvin S Clinger. They were married on December  20, 1969 in the Idaho Falls, Idaho Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ  of Latter-day Saints.

During the year of 1970 she gave birth to their firstborn, son, Matt,  while Melvin was serving in the Vietnam war. Matt was later joined by  Nathan, Kimberly, Kristine Renae, Jonathan, Kathryn, Nathaniel, and  Ethan.

After Melvin’s enlistment in the military was over, the family moved  from Idaho to Utah while he worked on and completed his education. They  later moved to Freedom, Wyoming, where they built a house and raised  their family.

Renae and Melvin were active in their faith. As members of The Church of  Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they attended the temple regularly in  Provo, Idaho Falls, and later in Star Valley. Renae greatly enjoyed the  opportunity that she had with Melvin to serve in the temple baptistery in  Star Valley.

Renae was faithful in fulfilling her church callings. She loved sewing  for her family, and made many cherished blankets and quilts. She enjoyed  quilting with her friends and neighbors. One of her cherished church  callings was to serve over the Ward humanitarian work. She was very  diligent in that calling, and was released only after her rheumatoid  arthritis made it too difficult to complete projects.

She will be remembered as a kind and loving sister, a faithful wife, a  loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and a dear and beloved  friend.

She loves her Savior, Jesus Christ. She loves her family. She loves  being a mother. She enjoyed interacting over the years with friends from  BYU, Star Valley, and most recently the Sunridge Assisted Living center  of Layton, Utah.

She is survived by her children, Matt (April) Clinger, Nathan  (Elizabeth) Clinger,

Kimberly (Steed) Purcell, Kristine Renae Ford, (Julie Kirkham) Clinger,  Kathryn (Stephen) Heggie, Nathaniel (Julie) Clinger, and Ethan (Lacey)  Clinger. Her siblings Nola Budge, Jerry Olson, and Tina (John) Fisher.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, Jonathan  Clinger, her granddaughter, Adelaide Clinger, her brother Dennis, and  his wife Joyce, her brother-in-law, Arvin Budge, her sister-in-law, Lola  Olson, and brother-in-laws Martin S Clinger, and David S Clinger.

She is grandmother of 36 and great grandmother of 8.

A viewing will be held Friday, May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the  Freedom Ward building located at 1556 Wyoming 239, Freedom, WY 83120. A  viewing will also be held on May 3 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. followed  by a funeral service starting at 12 Noon in the Freedom Ward chapel.  The interment will be in the Etna, Wyoming Cemetery.