William Calvin Ray, Jr. (Bill)

William Calvin Ray, Jr. (Bill)

William Calvin Ray, Jr. (Bill), 63 of Slaughters, passed away on May 23, 2015 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN.

He loved spending time with his family, and enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s ballgames.  He also enjoyed spending time with neighbors and was always eager to entertain them with a joke or a song.

Bill was preceded in death by his mother Alice Louise Ray, his father, William Calvin Ray, Sr. and one brother Richard Hill.

He is survived his wife Vickie Ray; two sons, Rob Ray and his wife Brandy, Brad Ray and his wife Mesha; one daughter, Ginger Ranes and her husband Kevin; six grandchildren, Mason Ray, Spencer Ray, Addison Ray, Seth Ranes, Raygan Ranes and Laci Jo Ray; three sisters, Katherine Stroud, Mary Shanks, and Shirley Kendall, one brother Lloyd Hill.

Graveside services will be Wednesday the May 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Providence with Pastor Ron Hendricks officiating.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hopkins Co. Food Bank, c/o Tomblinson Funeral Home, P. O. Box 391, Sebree, KY.  42455.  One of Bill’s main concerns in life was that no one goes hungry.

Online condolences may be made at http://www.tomblinsonfunerlhome.com/

Tomblinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.             paid