Ray Maxwell Carlysle was born 30 Dec 1904 in Winchester, VA to William Alexandra Carlyle and Beulah Virginia Lake. He had one brother and five sisters. Ray's mother died suddenly of the "Spanish flu" in 1918 when he was 13 and he was living as a "lodger" at the home of Julian L. Carper on the 1920 census.
Ray married Hilda May Cain on 20 Oct 1928 in Hagerstown, Md. He and Hilda had 10 children together.
He worked at the O'Sullivan Rubber Company in Winchester and after moving to Arlington, VA, Ray worked as a bus driver for the Arnold Bus Company (which would become WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) for 13 years. He also drove for the Yellow Cab Company in Arlington until his retirement. Ray had a part-time job working at the "pony ring" at Bailey's Crossroads and would often take his grandchildren with him for a pony ride!
There was always a house full of family and friends at the Carlysle house, especially on weekends. Both Ray and his wife Hilda would cook for what ever army showed up. He made the best sausage gravy to pour over pancakes on Sunday mornings and his stewed tomatoes could not be beat! His vegetable garden was always very bountiful and he loved working outside pulling weeds to keep it going.
Ray loved sitting and eating peanuts from the shell while watching his beloved Washington Senators baseball team on television. In his retirement, Ray spent many hours playing the solitaire card game at the kitchen table.
After the passing of his beloved wife, Hilda, Ray moved in with his youngest daughter and her family in Alexandria. He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 70 at his daughter's home. He is buried in the Cain family plot at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester near his wife and his son, Charles.
Ray married Hilda May Cain on 20 Oct 1928 in Hagerstown, Md. He and Hilda had 10 children together.
He worked at the O'Sullivan Rubber Company in Winchester and after moving to Arlington, VA, Ray worked as a bus driver for the Arnold Bus Company (which would become WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) for 13 years. He also drove for the Yellow Cab Company in Arlington until his retirement. Ray had a part-time job working at the "pony ring" at Bailey's Crossroads and would often take his grandchildren with him for a pony ride!
There was always a house full of family and friends at the Carlysle house, especially on weekends. Both Ray and his wife Hilda would cook for what ever army showed up. He made the best sausage gravy to pour over pancakes on Sunday mornings and his stewed tomatoes could not be beat! His vegetable garden was always very bountiful and he loved working outside pulling weeds to keep it going.
Ray loved sitting and eating peanuts from the shell while watching his beloved Washington Senators baseball team on television. In his retirement, Ray spent many hours playing the solitaire card game at the kitchen table.
After the passing of his beloved wife, Hilda, Ray moved in with his youngest daughter and her family in Alexandria. He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 70 at his daughter's home. He is buried in the Cain family plot at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester near his wife and his son, Charles.
Ray Maxwell Carlysle was born 30 Dec 1904 in Winchester, VA to William Alexandra Carlyle and Beulah Virginia Lake. He had one brother and five sisters. Ray's mother died suddenly of the "Spanish flu" in 1918 when he was 13 and he was living as a "lodger" at the home of Julian L. Carper on the 1920 census.
Ray married Hilda May Cain on 20 Oct 1928 in Hagerstown, Md. He and Hilda had 10 children together.
He worked at the O'Sullivan Rubber Company in Winchester and after moving to Arlington, VA, Ray worked as a bus driver for the Arnold Bus Company (which would become WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) for 13 years. He also drove for the Yellow Cab Company in Arlington until his retirement. Ray had a part-time job working at the "pony ring" at Bailey's Crossroads and would often take his grandchildren with him for a pony ride!
There was always a house full of family and friends at the Carlysle house, especially on weekends. Both Ray and his wife Hilda would cook for what ever army showed up. He made the best sausage gravy to pour over pancakes on Sunday mornings and his stewed tomatoes could not be beat! His vegetable garden was always very bountiful and he loved working outside pulling weeds to keep it going.
Ray loved sitting and eating peanuts from the shell while watching his beloved Washington Senators baseball team on television. In his retirement, Ray spent many hours playing the solitaire card game at the kitchen table.
After the passing of his beloved wife, Hilda, Ray moved in with his youngest daughter and her family in Alexandria. He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 70 at his daughter's home. He is buried in the Cain family plot at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester near his wife and his son, Charles.
Ray married Hilda May Cain on 20 Oct 1928 in Hagerstown, Md. He and Hilda had 10 children together.
He worked at the O'Sullivan Rubber Company in Winchester and after moving to Arlington, VA, Ray worked as a bus driver for the Arnold Bus Company (which would become WMATA - Washington Metro Area Transit Authority) for 13 years. He also drove for the Yellow Cab Company in Arlington until his retirement. Ray had a part-time job working at the "pony ring" at Bailey's Crossroads and would often take his grandchildren with him for a pony ride!
There was always a house full of family and friends at the Carlysle house, especially on weekends. Both Ray and his wife Hilda would cook for what ever army showed up. He made the best sausage gravy to pour over pancakes on Sunday mornings and his stewed tomatoes could not be beat! His vegetable garden was always very bountiful and he loved working outside pulling weeds to keep it going.
Ray loved sitting and eating peanuts from the shell while watching his beloved Washington Senators baseball team on television. In his retirement, Ray spent many hours playing the solitaire card game at the kitchen table.
After the passing of his beloved wife, Hilda, Ray moved in with his youngest daughter and her family in Alexandria. He passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 70 at his daughter's home. He is buried in the Cain family plot at the Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Winchester near his wife and his son, Charles.
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