Obituary; Ila Mae Raymond

Ila Mae Raymond of Plains passed away of natural causes, May 17, 2014 at Polson Health and Rehab. She was born May 16, 1933 to Mina and Angelo DeMers of Plains, where she grew up and went to school with her brother Francis. She met Lester Raymond when he owned the Texaco station in Plains. They married in September of 1948 in Missoula making their home in Plains. They built two homes in Plains and had three children, moving to Rainbow Lake in 1972. She loved bowling and talking on the C.B. radio. Truckers would talk to her when passing by the lake. You could always count on coffee when you stopped by to chat. There were always dogs at her home, at one time there were seven.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Francis DeMers, husband Lester Raymond, daughter Patricia (Sis) Raymond and grandson Jason Raymond. She is survived by her sons James (wife Sandy), Steven (wife Jennifer), grandchildren Jimmy, Julie (husband Aaron), Steven, Bailey, Mitchell, great grandchildren, Shania, Christopher, Brendan and Aubrey.

Graveside services will be at Plains Cemetery June 21 at 10 a.m.