St. George, UT " Duayne Lee DeVilbiss, 83, died April 18, 2011 at the Kolob Care and Rehabilitation Center of St. George, Utah. He was born July 24, 1927 in Avard, Oklahoma to Claude Elmer DeVilbiss and Edith Marie Vance. While still in high school, he joined the U.S. Naval Service to fight in World War II. He served on the USS Grafton as a Seaman First Class and was awarded a battle star in connection with the Asiatic-Pacific American Area Philippine liberation. He married his sweetheart of 62 years, LeOnna Rimington, in Santa Ana, California in 1947, and solemnized their vows in the St. George LDS Temple. His devotion to family and friends was equaled by his life-long service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He graduated from Union High School, Whittier, Calif., in 1948. He majored in photography at nearby Fullerton Junior College and went on to graduate in 1952 from Fred Archers School of Photography, Los Angeles. He fought hard, worked hard and loved his family long and well. Over the course of his productive life he was a paper boy, soda jerk, fry cook, milkman, insurance agent, car salesman, dark room technician, photographer, senior photographer, cinematographer, and motion picture producer. He retired in 1990 as a senior motion picture producer for Thiokol Corp. He filmed inside two Apollo space capsules that landed on the moon and recorded the first shuttle night launch and night landing in August 1983. Dad hitched our family wagon to the stars and steadily held the reins throughout his blessed life. We love and honor this man who worked so hard and yet never forgot how to dance. He is a shining light and glimmering example of life-long integrity and devotion to family, faith, and wife, Lonnie, who preceded him in death by only one year and four days. He left behind his daughters: Marci DeVilbiss, Coco DeVilbiss, Duayna Yoast (Eric) and son, John DeVilbiss (Jill). He also has 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one sister, Betty Duncan. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metcalf Mortuary Chapel, 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Friday prior to services, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Mortuary. Interment will be at the St. George City Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.