Raleigh Stanley South

Raleigh Stanley South passed away peacefully at Sunshine Terrace on October 19, 2005, just one week shy of his 81st birthday. He looked forward to reuniting with his family members who preceded him.
Raleigh was born on October 26, 1924 in Malad, Idaho, to Grover Lee and Ora Elizabeth (Martin) South. While a young child, Raleigh’s family moved to Logan, Utah where he grew up and attended Logan City schools. Some of his fondest memories as a youth were of delivering papers on his paper route for the Herald Journal. Although his family lived in several homes, the one most dear to him was on Center Street. He frequently talked about how his mother liked to take in boarders, most of which were students attending the “AC,” which is now Utah State University.
Raleigh was a proud veteran of World War II where he arrived at Utah Beach on the Normandy Coast on D-Day plus 13 with the MR&R as part of the Army Air Corps (now the US Air Force). Their duty consisted of assembling new aircraft coming from the U. S. After the war, he served in the Air Force Reserves based in California from which he retired as a major in 1984.
Upon returning to Logan from World War II, he met his sweetheart of 56 years, a teacher at Ellis Elementary named Edna Johnson South, at a dance at the Dansante Center in 1945. They dated for three years and were married in Logan on June 11, 1949. Raleigh attended college at the Utah State Agriculture College graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. He and Edna then moved to Vallejo, California in 1953 where they both taught elementary school. After teaching for a few years, Raleigh became an elementary school principal until his retirement in 1985. They loved living in California and shared many good times with their family and many friends who lived there. Raleigh loved young children and delighted them with his magic coin tricks whenever he was around them.
Due to Edna’s failing health, they returned to Logan in April of 2004. Raleigh was a very devoted husband to Edna and spent most of his time over the past few years lovingly caring for her. He continued to provide loving support and care for her as much as he could until his own health began failing over the past few weeks. He loved to take red roses and Bluebird chocolates to her at Sunshine Terrace, and he made it a point to give her at least 50 kisses per day. Over the past year, they loved to go on rides in the nearby canyons and throughout the valley while eating chocolate ice cream in the back seat. They continued to be sweethearts to the very end.
Raleigh is survived by his sweetheart, Edna; a brother, D. A. South of Salt Lake City; a sister, Caroleen (Milt) Waite of Florence, Oregon; a brother-in-law, Herb Newey of Lafayette, California; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings Agnes (Joseph) Meyrick, Elmer (Shirley) South, Remona (Manice) Caine, Arthell (Walter) Bingham, and sisters-in-law Lena South and Evelyn South.
The family would like to thank Dr. Kevin Duke, Dr. Mark Sarfati, and the staffs at Sunshine Terrace, Terrace Grove Assisted Living, and Williamsburg Retirement Center for the excellent care they provided for Raleigh.
We will really miss you, Raleigh. We know you wanted to be here to send Edna off, but know you will now be waiting for her. Thank you for letting us be a part of yours and Edna’s last months together. We learned much from you about the importance of family relationships and to appreciate the simple things in life.
Graveside services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at the Logan City Cemetery. A viewing will be held at the Allen-Hall Mortuary from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM prior to services. Military honors will be by the American Legion. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.allenmortuaries.net