BRIGHAM CITY - Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Carmi Aileen Raplee Searle, 79, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at her home surrounded by her family of natural causes. She was born on Sept. 3, 1930, in Salina, Kan., a daughter of George Avril and Gladys Phillips Raplee. Carmi married Victor Torson on Aug. 10, 1950. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were later divorced. She then married Bud Mason on Mar. 7, 1962, and they were later divorced. She married Clinton K. Searle on Sept. 28, 1999, in the Ogden LDS Temple. Carmi is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently a member of the Brigham City 12th Ward. She enjoyed organizing her many collections. Carmi loved unusual rock collecting, square dancing, round dancing, traveling, religious and psychological study. Surviving are her husband, Clinton of Brigham City; eight children, Jay Torson of Brigham City; Georja (Aaron) Eagar of Springville; Scott Torson of Salt Lake City; Eric (Chris) Torson of Sandy; Kent (Sharee) Torson of Sandy; Kathleen (Scott) Olsen of Garland; Holly (RJ) Smith of Smithfield; Aaron (Melody) Mason of Brigham City; one stepdaughter, Tedi Searle of Salt Lake City; 48 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 2, 2010, at 11a.m. at Gillies Funeral Chapel, 634 E. 200 South, Brigham City, Utah. Family will greet friends on Thursday, July 1, from 6 to 8 p.m.; and on Friday from 10 to 10:40 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. You may email condolences to the family at www.gilliesfuneralchapel.com
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