William Allen Gray

William “Bill” Allen Gray, 44, of Rigby passed away Monday September 25, 2017 at the University of Utah Hospital.                 Bill was born July 29, 1973 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, a son to Wayne Arthur and Connie Butikofer Gray. He was raised in Coltman, ID and went to school at Bonneville High School where he graduated in 1992. He served as an LDS Missionary in the Nokiama, Japan Mission. On July 25, 2008, Bill married April Jean Ossmen in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Bill started his trucking career with Swift Trucking after that he worked for and Eagle Ridge out of Firth. He then attended BYU-I where he received his bachelors in biology. While at BYU-I he was working with the FDA and assisted them with looking for anything that would cause a disease or infection on potato crops. He also worked for Doug Andrus, Steve Grover, and James Bean on the farm in Monteview, later he worked for Queen Bee Air Specialties in Rigby and its sister company Cindy Lew Holdings in Utah as well as a reserve Officer with the Rigby Police. He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where he loved working with the Primary and nursery kids. He loved kids and they loved to be around him. Bill enjoyed welding, wood working, hunting and fishing. He especially loved Harvest time and being on the tractor helping his family. He was a jack of all trades and a snow plow bandit, he loved to sneakily clean snow off of other people’s driveways and anyone who needed the help he was there with his plow. Any chance he had, he would be with his family camping, especially the Butikofer family campouts.   Bill is survived by his wife April, parents Wayne and Connie Gray of Shelley, Idaho, in-laws Lynn and Ila Ossmen of Menan, Idaho, Sisters Angela (Daniel) Martin of Shelley, Idaho, Sarah Gray of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Brothers Matthew Gray of Shelley, Idaho, Wayne Gray of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Michael Gray of Milton, Florida. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 11:00 am at the Rigby Sundance building (602 Sundance Rigby, Idaho 83442). The Family will visit with family and friends on Friday October 6, 2017 at the Sundance Building from 6-8 pm and prior to the service on Saturday from 9-10:45 am. Interment will be at the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery following the services. A community and law enforcement memorial will be held Friday October 6, 2017 at 10:00 am in the Rigby High School Auditorium. We share our appreciation to the staff of the U of U Burn Unit, the many officers and first responders, and the well-wishers who helped in seeing Bill home.  Thank you!