He was born Feb. 6, 1947, in Tunkhannock and was the son of the late Miles and Beulah VanDeMark Anderson. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Elk Lake Community Church.
Ray was married to the former Holly Jean Kintner for nearly 33 years. Throughout Ray's life, he worked as both a fuel delivery man and drywall contractor. However, he was most well known as a competent farrier. Ray was known throughout northeast Pa. for his farrier skills and his care for horses. He was a 4-H leader, a former deacon at the Eatonville Baptist Church, and more recently served on the Elk Lake Community Church's board. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, good conversation and, most of all, riding and showing horses with his family.
Ray was the youngest of 17 children. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Becky Ely; brothers, Nelson, Robert, Edward, Roy, John, Miles and Ralph; and sisters, Anna and Emma Anderson, Naomi Wilsey, Ruth Hartman, Beulah Mae Barron and Lois Button.
A viewing will be held Wednesday, April 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Harding Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, Pa. Funeral services will be held at the same location at 11 a.m. the following day, April 28. Interment will be held at Vaughn Cemetery in Mehoopany with a luncheon to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Endless Mountains Riding Club, 1620 SR 367, Laceyville, PA 18623. For online condolences or directions, visit www.aplitwinfuneralhomes.com
Published by Scranton Times from Apr. 24 to Apr. 25, 2022.
He was born Feb. 6, 1947, in Tunkhannock and was the son of the late Miles and Beulah VanDeMark Anderson. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Elk Lake Community Church.
Ray was married to the former Holly Jean Kintner for nearly 33 years. Throughout Ray's life, he worked as both a fuel delivery man and drywall contractor. However, he was most well known as a competent farrier. Ray was known throughout northeast Pa. for his farrier skills and his care for horses. He was a 4-H leader, a former deacon at the Eatonville Baptist Church, and more recently served on the Elk Lake Community Church's board. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, good conversation and, most of all, riding and showing horses with his family.
Ray was the youngest of 17 children. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Becky Ely; brothers, Nelson, Robert, Edward, Roy, John, Miles and Ralph; and sisters, Anna and Emma Anderson, Naomi Wilsey, Ruth Hartman, Beulah Mae Barron and Lois Button.
A viewing will be held Wednesday, April 27, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Harding Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, Pa. Funeral services will be held at the same location at 11 a.m. the following day, April 28. Interment will be held at Vaughn Cemetery in Mehoopany with a luncheon to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Endless Mountains Riding Club, 1620 SR 367, Laceyville, PA 18623. For online condolences or directions, visit www.aplitwinfuneralhomes.com
Published by Scranton Times from Apr. 24 to Apr. 25, 2022.
Family Members
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Anna Mae Anderson
1920–1926
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Emma Anderson
1921–1921
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Robert Duane Anderson Sr
1922–1975
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Miles Newman Anderson Jr
1924–2009
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John Whitman Anderson
1925–2014
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Edward Yohe Anderson Sr
1927–2003
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Roy Jasper Anderson
1929–2005
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Naomi Marie Anderson Wilsey
1930–1999
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Ralph E. Anderson
1932–2021
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Lois Anderson Button
1934–2012
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Beulah Mae Anderson Barron
1941–2007
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