Obits: Ray , Virgie L. Collins Pike County, Kentucky Nov. 2006 Submitted by ; Diane Montgomery Parsons http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000062 ********************************************************************* 1908 - 2006 Virgie L. Collins Ray, age 97, of Pikeville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2006 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Virgie L. Collins Ray, born August 18, 1908, in Pike County, the daughter of the late Thomas T. Layne and Rebecca Jane Ratliff Layne. Virgie was a homemaker and a member of the Chloe Creek Old Regular Baptist Church since October, 1931. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands Anthony Collins on September 15, 1971 and David Ray on December 31, 1987. She was also preceded in death by four sisters: Myrtle Layne McCoy, Pearl Connley, June Willis, Vernia Layne and a brother Carl Layne. She is survived by a sister Bertha Smith of Trenton, MI., a half sister Pat Rutkowski of Kings Beach, California. Also survived by three nieces Jeanette Robinson of Pikeville, Lillian Freeman of Westland, MI., and Deanna Haynes of Trenton, MI. Also survived by four nephews Loris McCoy of Pikeville; Bill McCoy of Morristown, TN; Challen McCoy of Bardstown, Kentucky and Kenneth Connley of California. Virgie L. Collins Ray will be sadly missed by her family, friends and many loved ones. Visitation: after 1:00 PM Monday June 19, 2006 at the J.W. Call Funeral Home Chapel Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at the J.W. Call Funeral Home Chapel with Carson Wright, John Paul Hamilton and Bob Justice and others officiating Interment: Cline Cemetery- Pikeville, Kentucky ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ -