He was a son of Edward and Luella Holmes Ray. He was educated at schools in Edwards, NY.
He married Martha Graham. She passed.
He married Vera Parow. She passed.
He married Kay E. Miller. She survives.
He enlisted in the US Army on 10/7/1948, and served with the HQ Co 9th Div of the Regular Army until transferring to the US Army Reserves on 10/4/1949. He served with the 314th Military Police Battalion while in the Reserves until he was honorably discharged as a PFC on 9/15/1954.
A tractor trailer driver for much of his life, he drove the big rigs for over 23 years for the Newton Falls Paper Company, during which he was recognized with the One Million Mile Certificate for driving over a million miles with never an accident. Throughout much of his career as a tractor trailer driver, he also owned and operated the Village Inn in Harrisville during the early 1970’s, drove tour buses for the Flack Company in Ogdensburg, and for Leon Laforty out of Oxbow in the mid 1970’s, and served a short stint as a St. Lawrence County Deputy Sheriff. From the late 1970’s until the mid 1980’s, he also owned and operated the Texaco Gas Station in Harrisville, and delivered snowplows for Viking Snow Plow in Harrisville for many years. He eventually became the Pitcairn Highway Superintendent where he served for 3 terms before retiring in December, 2017.
He was a member of Gouverneur Elks and Beaver River Memorial Post 1663 American Legion in Croghan.
Throughout his life, he was well known for being able to drive anything on four wheels including heavy equipment. As a people-person, he always enjoyed interacting with people, loved his German Shepard dogs, and especially loved his wife, Kay, and anytime spent with her.
He was survived by his wife; nine children, Rhonda J. (Donald) King, Vicki R. Kuan, Randall H. Ray, Donna M. (Robert) Stone, Julie A. (Richard) Malbeuf, Carol L. (Michael) Urbaniweiz, Barbara C. (Brian) Bassette, Jeffrey W. (Kerri) Miller, and David E. (Uta) Parow; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Ray; and two sisters, Patricia Felt and Virginia Miller.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Wright and Sharon Meldrum
A graveside committal with military honors will follow in the Harrisville Community Cemetery, Harrisville.
10/8/2018 Watertown Times
He married Martha Graham. She passed.
He married Vera Parow. She passed.
He married Kay E. Miller. She survives.
He enlisted in the US Army on 10/7/1948, and served with the HQ Co 9th Div of the Regular Army until transferring to the US Army Reserves on 10/4/1949. He served with the 314th Military Police Battalion while in the Reserves until he was honorably discharged as a PFC on 9/15/1954.
A tractor trailer driver for much of his life, he drove the big rigs for over 23 years for the Newton Falls Paper Company, during which he was recognized with the One Million Mile Certificate for driving over a million miles with never an accident. Throughout much of his career as a tractor trailer driver, he also owned and operated the Village Inn in Harrisville during the early 1970’s, drove tour buses for the Flack Company in Ogdensburg, and for Leon Laforty out of Oxbow in the mid 1970’s, and served a short stint as a St. Lawrence County Deputy Sheriff. From the late 1970’s until the mid 1980’s, he also owned and operated the Texaco Gas Station in Harrisville, and delivered snowplows for Viking Snow Plow in Harrisville for many years. He eventually became the Pitcairn Highway Superintendent where he served for 3 terms before retiring in December, 2017.
He was a member of Gouverneur Elks and Beaver River Memorial Post 1663 American Legion in Croghan.
Throughout his life, he was well known for being able to drive anything on four wheels including heavy equipment. As a people-person, he always enjoyed interacting with people, loved his German Shepard dogs, and especially loved his wife, Kay, and anytime spent with her.
He was survived by his wife; nine children, Rhonda J. (Donald) King, Vicki R. Kuan, Randall H. Ray, Donna M. (Robert) Stone, Julie A. (Richard) Malbeuf, Carol L. (Michael) Urbaniweiz, Barbara C. (Brian) Bassette, Jeffrey W. (Kerri) Miller, and David E. (Uta) Parow; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Ray; and two sisters, Patricia Felt and Virginia Miller.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Wright and Sharon Meldrum
A graveside committal with military honors will follow in the Harrisville Community Cemetery, Harrisville.
10/8/2018 Watertown Times
He was a son of Edward and Luella Holmes Ray. He was educated at schools in Edwards, NY.
He married Martha Graham. She passed.
He married Vera Parow. She passed.
He married Kay E. Miller. She survives.
He enlisted in the US Army on 10/7/1948, and served with the HQ Co 9th Div of the Regular Army until transferring to the US Army Reserves on 10/4/1949. He served with the 314th Military Police Battalion while in the Reserves until he was honorably discharged as a PFC on 9/15/1954.
A tractor trailer driver for much of his life, he drove the big rigs for over 23 years for the Newton Falls Paper Company, during which he was recognized with the One Million Mile Certificate for driving over a million miles with never an accident. Throughout much of his career as a tractor trailer driver, he also owned and operated the Village Inn in Harrisville during the early 1970’s, drove tour buses for the Flack Company in Ogdensburg, and for Leon Laforty out of Oxbow in the mid 1970’s, and served a short stint as a St. Lawrence County Deputy Sheriff. From the late 1970’s until the mid 1980’s, he also owned and operated the Texaco Gas Station in Harrisville, and delivered snowplows for Viking Snow Plow in Harrisville for many years. He eventually became the Pitcairn Highway Superintendent where he served for 3 terms before retiring in December, 2017.
He was a member of Gouverneur Elks and Beaver River Memorial Post 1663 American Legion in Croghan.
Throughout his life, he was well known for being able to drive anything on four wheels including heavy equipment. As a people-person, he always enjoyed interacting with people, loved his German Shepard dogs, and especially loved his wife, Kay, and anytime spent with her.
He was survived by his wife; nine children, Rhonda J. (Donald) King, Vicki R. Kuan, Randall H. Ray, Donna M. (Robert) Stone, Julie A. (Richard) Malbeuf, Carol L. (Michael) Urbaniweiz, Barbara C. (Brian) Bassette, Jeffrey W. (Kerri) Miller, and David E. (Uta) Parow; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Ray; and two sisters, Patricia Felt and Virginia Miller.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Wright and Sharon Meldrum
A graveside committal with military honors will follow in the Harrisville Community Cemetery, Harrisville.
10/8/2018 Watertown Times
He married Martha Graham. She passed.
He married Vera Parow. She passed.
He married Kay E. Miller. She survives.
He enlisted in the US Army on 10/7/1948, and served with the HQ Co 9th Div of the Regular Army until transferring to the US Army Reserves on 10/4/1949. He served with the 314th Military Police Battalion while in the Reserves until he was honorably discharged as a PFC on 9/15/1954.
A tractor trailer driver for much of his life, he drove the big rigs for over 23 years for the Newton Falls Paper Company, during which he was recognized with the One Million Mile Certificate for driving over a million miles with never an accident. Throughout much of his career as a tractor trailer driver, he also owned and operated the Village Inn in Harrisville during the early 1970’s, drove tour buses for the Flack Company in Ogdensburg, and for Leon Laforty out of Oxbow in the mid 1970’s, and served a short stint as a St. Lawrence County Deputy Sheriff. From the late 1970’s until the mid 1980’s, he also owned and operated the Texaco Gas Station in Harrisville, and delivered snowplows for Viking Snow Plow in Harrisville for many years. He eventually became the Pitcairn Highway Superintendent where he served for 3 terms before retiring in December, 2017.
He was a member of Gouverneur Elks and Beaver River Memorial Post 1663 American Legion in Croghan.
Throughout his life, he was well known for being able to drive anything on four wheels including heavy equipment. As a people-person, he always enjoyed interacting with people, loved his German Shepard dogs, and especially loved his wife, Kay, and anytime spent with her.
He was survived by his wife; nine children, Rhonda J. (Donald) King, Vicki R. Kuan, Randall H. Ray, Donna M. (Robert) Stone, Julie A. (Richard) Malbeuf, Carol L. (Michael) Urbaniweiz, Barbara C. (Brian) Bassette, Jeffrey W. (Kerri) Miller, and David E. (Uta) Parow; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, James Ray; and two sisters, Patricia Felt and Virginia Miller.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Wright and Sharon Meldrum
A graveside committal with military honors will follow in the Harrisville Community Cemetery, Harrisville.
10/8/2018 Watertown Times
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