Individual Details

Paul Edmond Ray

(10 Apr 1934 - 27 Dec 2016)

Posted at findagrave.com: Mr. Paul Edmond Ray of Newport, Arkansas departed this life on Tuesday December 27, 2016, at the age of 82. He was born April 10, 1934, in the Gartland Community (Jackson County), the son of Tony Nathan and Esther Elizabeth (Kirkpatrick) Ray. Mr. Ray served in the United States Army 1955 to 1958, worked at the Newport Rice Mill and at the trailer factory at the air base. He loved playing the guitar, singing, going to yard sales and he loved everything and was a collector of everything. He was always happy in everything he did. Mr. Ray was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, James Nathan Ray; and one sister Mildred Flowers. He is survived by his daughter, Beverly Helms and husband, Phillip, of Newport; one sister Dorothy Mae Cook, of Lake Font, Texas; several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home.

Events

Birth10 Apr 1934Jackson Co., Arkansas
Death27 Dec 2016Newport, Jackson Co., Arkansas
Burialunknown

Families

SpouseCarolyn Faster ( - )
ChildBeverly Ray ( - )
FatherTony Nathan Ray (1894 - 1953)
MotherEsther Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1896 - 1955)
SiblingMildred Pauline Ray (1918 - 2001)
SiblingJames Nathan Ray (1922 - 1992)
SiblingDorothy May Ray (1931 - )

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