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Luther Ray Ashworth

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Luther Ray Ashworth

Birth
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
Death
9 May 2018 (aged 82)
Burial
Wakefield, Sussex County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.9712694, Longitude: -76.98545
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ASHWORTH, Luther Ray, 82, of Richmond, Va., died peacefully at his home on May 9, 2018. Born in Danville, Va., on October 13, 1935, he was the son of the late Clarence Luther Ashworth and Nann Eva Mize Ashworth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Moyler Munford Ashworth; and his sister, Peggy Ashworth Bentley. Ray is survived by his children, Sallie Ashworth Medlin and her husband, Grady, of Surry, Va., George Munford Ashworth and his wife, Kelly, of Ashland, Va., and Anne Munford Ashworth and her husband, Yousri Bel Hadj, of Arlington, Va.; his grandchildren, Melissa Curl Nelms (Greg), Angela Lynn Curl and Jennifer Curl Bryant (Jimmy), Luther Ray Ashworth II (Jennifer), John Reid Ashworth (Stephanie), Berkley Dianne Ashworth; and five great-grandchildren. Ray was educated at Whitmell Farmlife High School in Pittsylvania County and the University of Richmond. He served in the U.S. Army. He was the CEO of Wakefield Oil Company from 1960 to 1979 and was elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 1969 and served until 1982. He was Executive Vice President of the Virginia Trucking Association from 1981 to 1991. He served on the Board of Directors for the following: Richmond College Alumni Association, Sons of the American Revolution in the State of Virginia, Southeast 4-H Educational Center, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia State Fair. He served on the board of the Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation for 46 years. He was a member of The Commonwealth Club and St. James's Episcopal Church. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. May 24, at St. James's Episcopal Church, 1205 W Franklin Street, Richmond, Va. 23220, with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. James's Episcopal Church. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.nelsenrichmond.com.
ASHWORTH, Luther Ray, 82, of Richmond, Va., died peacefully at his home on May 9, 2018. Born in Danville, Va., on October 13, 1935, he was the son of the late Clarence Luther Ashworth and Nann Eva Mize Ashworth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Moyler Munford Ashworth; and his sister, Peggy Ashworth Bentley. Ray is survived by his children, Sallie Ashworth Medlin and her husband, Grady, of Surry, Va., George Munford Ashworth and his wife, Kelly, of Ashland, Va., and Anne Munford Ashworth and her husband, Yousri Bel Hadj, of Arlington, Va.; his grandchildren, Melissa Curl Nelms (Greg), Angela Lynn Curl and Jennifer Curl Bryant (Jimmy), Luther Ray Ashworth II (Jennifer), John Reid Ashworth (Stephanie), Berkley Dianne Ashworth; and five great-grandchildren. Ray was educated at Whitmell Farmlife High School in Pittsylvania County and the University of Richmond. He served in the U.S. Army. He was the CEO of Wakefield Oil Company from 1960 to 1979 and was elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 1969 and served until 1982. He was Executive Vice President of the Virginia Trucking Association from 1981 to 1991. He served on the Board of Directors for the following: Richmond College Alumni Association, Sons of the American Revolution in the State of Virginia, Southeast 4-H Educational Center, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia State Fair. He served on the board of the Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation for 46 years. He was a member of The Commonwealth Club and St. James's Episcopal Church. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. May 24, at St. James's Episcopal Church, 1205 W Franklin Street, Richmond, Va. 23220, with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. James's Episcopal Church. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.nelsenrichmond.com.


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