Ruth Ray Ray
Bursnville, N.C. - Ruth R. Ray, 97, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Brian Center of Weaverville.
A native of Yancey County, she was born to the late Ernest and Celia (Metcalf) Ray.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ray, who passed away in 1984 and four daughters, Inez Ray, Frankie Self, Atlas Presley and Edith Yelton.
Ruth had worked several years as an engraver for Sports Mart and as a seamstress for Shadowline. She had been a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church for 90 years.
Surviving are five daughters, Gertrude Stone, of Georgia, Joyce Parham and husband, Vernon, Joncilee Davis and husband, Harold and Elsie Huff and husband, Robert, all of Leicester and Lucille Howell, of Valdese; three sons, Addison Ray and wife, Ruby, of Fla., Bobby Ray and wife, Connie, of Burnsville and Walter Ray and wife, Geraldine, of Burnsville; one sister, Fay McPeters and one brother, the Rev. Kenneth Ray; fourteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Davy Shelton and the Rev. Johnny Stone officiating.
* BURIAL will follow in the Baccus Ray Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, prior to the funeral service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Baccus Ray Cemetery Fund, c/o Edgar Robinson, 462 Gibbs Road, Burnsville, N.C., 28714. Yancey Funeral Services of Burnsville is serving the Ray family.
* Additional Burial Note: This Baccus Ray Cemetery, (should be locateded near Burnsville) was created on April 13, 2008, at the time of entering this Memorial Page for Ruth Ray Ray. I first checked for a cemetery in Yancey County before creating a new. I also found that Ruth Ray's father's name was spelled "Baccus" as his Memorial Page already entered by another contributor. With entering into FaG, I named the cemetery as it read in her obituary above. Baccus Ray Cemetery. Now, I have taken notice that someone has entered Ruth Ray again, with creating an additional cemetery around Oct. 5th or 6th of 2009. They spelled the cemetery they entered Bachus Ray Cemetery, also Yancey County. They have added many other entries to this cemetery as of today, Oct. 17, 2009, all those entered were entered on October 5, 6, 2009. So, another additional cemetery entered of the same and with this Memorial Page duplicated.
Ruth Ray Ray
Bursnville, N.C. - Ruth R. Ray, 97, of Burnsville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at the Brian Center of Weaverville.
A native of Yancey County, she was born to the late Ernest and Celia (Metcalf) Ray.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ray, who passed away in 1984 and four daughters, Inez Ray, Frankie Self, Atlas Presley and Edith Yelton.
Ruth had worked several years as an engraver for Sports Mart and as a seamstress for Shadowline. She had been a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church for 90 years.
Surviving are five daughters, Gertrude Stone, of Georgia, Joyce Parham and husband, Vernon, Joncilee Davis and husband, Harold and Elsie Huff and husband, Robert, all of Leicester and Lucille Howell, of Valdese; three sons, Addison Ray and wife, Ruby, of Fla., Bobby Ray and wife, Connie, of Burnsville and Walter Ray and wife, Geraldine, of Burnsville; one sister, Fay McPeters and one brother, the Rev. Kenneth Ray; fourteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Davy Shelton and the Rev. Johnny Stone officiating.
* BURIAL will follow in the Baccus Ray Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, prior to the funeral service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Baccus Ray Cemetery Fund, c/o Edgar Robinson, 462 Gibbs Road, Burnsville, N.C., 28714. Yancey Funeral Services of Burnsville is serving the Ray family.
* Additional Burial Note: This Baccus Ray Cemetery, (should be locateded near Burnsville) was created on April 13, 2008, at the time of entering this Memorial Page for Ruth Ray Ray. I first checked for a cemetery in Yancey County before creating a new. I also found that Ruth Ray's father's name was spelled "Baccus" as his Memorial Page already entered by another contributor. With entering into FaG, I named the cemetery as it read in her obituary above. Baccus Ray Cemetery. Now, I have taken notice that someone has entered Ruth Ray again, with creating an additional cemetery around Oct. 5th or 6th of 2009. They spelled the cemetery they entered Bachus Ray Cemetery, also Yancey County. They have added many other entries to this cemetery as of today, Oct. 17, 2009, all those entered were entered on October 5, 6, 2009. So, another additional cemetery entered of the same and with this Memorial Page duplicated.
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