Gary worked in the mines at Moab, Utah, and later was a truck driver for Swift Company.
He is survived by his sons, Ronny and Bobby and daughter, Karen; step-children, Jerry and Tammy; brothers, Dennis (Gladys), Roy (Carole); and sisters, Wanda Williams, Devota Davis (Bob), Joan Sisk (Lyndell), Regina Sackett (Dick) and Cheryl Mendoza (Juan).
He is preceded in death by his wife, Sue; mother and father, Walt and Clara; brother, Donald; and sisters, Jean and Beverly.