Betty Belle (Hood) Ray went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
She was born March 17, 1924, the oldest daughter of Charles Hood and Gladys (Eubanks) Hood. One of 11 children, Betty attended school in Miller, Missouri and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1943.
One of many WWII brides, Betty married her high school sweetheart O. Paul Ray of Miller, Missouri, on October 4, 1942. She accompanied Paul on tours in Chicago and Florida before returning to the Lawrence County area to begin farming. While in Chicago Betty shared an apartment with Paul’s shipmate’s wife, Nell Bandy. Betty was drawn to the devotion that Nell had for her bible reading and prayer life. Nell shared the gospel with Betty, and she made the decision to follow Christ in her life. With Paul’s calling to the ministry, Betty felt called also to support his educational endeavors while raising her family and caring for her home all the while serving in many roles in the various churches where they ministered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years O. Paul Ray, her parents Charles and Gladys Hood, brothers Winston, Winifred, Keith, Ralph, Morris, and Max. Also preceding her in death were two grandchildren, John David Stine and Elizabeth Jane Blunt and son-in-law David Stine.
A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will take place immediately following at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller, Missouri, with a fellowship time to follow at the cemetery.
Suggested edit: Grandmother of Missouri governor Matt Blunt
Contributor: Loren Zeller (46496669) • [email protected]
She was born March 17, 1924, the oldest daughter of Charles Hood and Gladys (Eubanks) Hood. One of 11 children, Betty attended school in Miller, Missouri and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1943.
One of many WWII brides, Betty married her high school sweetheart O. Paul Ray of Miller, Missouri, on October 4, 1942. She accompanied Paul on tours in Chicago and Florida before returning to the Lawrence County area to begin farming. While in Chicago Betty shared an apartment with Paul’s shipmate’s wife, Nell Bandy. Betty was drawn to the devotion that Nell had for her bible reading and prayer life. Nell shared the gospel with Betty, and she made the decision to follow Christ in her life. With Paul’s calling to the ministry, Betty felt called also to support his educational endeavors while raising her family and caring for her home all the while serving in many roles in the various churches where they ministered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years O. Paul Ray, her parents Charles and Gladys Hood, brothers Winston, Winifred, Keith, Ralph, Morris, and Max. Also preceding her in death were two grandchildren, John David Stine and Elizabeth Jane Blunt and son-in-law David Stine.
A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will take place immediately following at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller, Missouri, with a fellowship time to follow at the cemetery.
Suggested edit: Grandmother of Missouri governor Matt Blunt
Contributor: Loren Zeller (46496669) • [email protected]
Betty Belle (Hood) Ray went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, September 2, 2020.
She was born March 17, 1924, the oldest daughter of Charles Hood and Gladys (Eubanks) Hood. One of 11 children, Betty attended school in Miller, Missouri and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1943.
One of many WWII brides, Betty married her high school sweetheart O. Paul Ray of Miller, Missouri, on October 4, 1942. She accompanied Paul on tours in Chicago and Florida before returning to the Lawrence County area to begin farming. While in Chicago Betty shared an apartment with Paul’s shipmate’s wife, Nell Bandy. Betty was drawn to the devotion that Nell had for her bible reading and prayer life. Nell shared the gospel with Betty, and she made the decision to follow Christ in her life. With Paul’s calling to the ministry, Betty felt called also to support his educational endeavors while raising her family and caring for her home all the while serving in many roles in the various churches where they ministered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years O. Paul Ray, her parents Charles and Gladys Hood, brothers Winston, Winifred, Keith, Ralph, Morris, and Max. Also preceding her in death were two grandchildren, John David Stine and Elizabeth Jane Blunt and son-in-law David Stine.
A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will take place immediately following at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller, Missouri, with a fellowship time to follow at the cemetery.
Suggested edit: Grandmother of Missouri governor Matt Blunt
Contributor: Loren Zeller (46496669) • [email protected]
She was born March 17, 1924, the oldest daughter of Charles Hood and Gladys (Eubanks) Hood. One of 11 children, Betty attended school in Miller, Missouri and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1943.
One of many WWII brides, Betty married her high school sweetheart O. Paul Ray of Miller, Missouri, on October 4, 1942. She accompanied Paul on tours in Chicago and Florida before returning to the Lawrence County area to begin farming. While in Chicago Betty shared an apartment with Paul’s shipmate’s wife, Nell Bandy. Betty was drawn to the devotion that Nell had for her bible reading and prayer life. Nell shared the gospel with Betty, and she made the decision to follow Christ in her life. With Paul’s calling to the ministry, Betty felt called also to support his educational endeavors while raising her family and caring for her home all the while serving in many roles in the various churches where they ministered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years O. Paul Ray, her parents Charles and Gladys Hood, brothers Winston, Winifred, Keith, Ralph, Morris, and Max. Also preceding her in death were two grandchildren, John David Stine and Elizabeth Jane Blunt and son-in-law David Stine.
A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2020, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, with a funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will take place immediately following at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller, Missouri, with a fellowship time to follow at the cemetery.
Suggested edit: Grandmother of Missouri governor Matt Blunt
Contributor: Loren Zeller (46496669) • [email protected]
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