Obituaries: James Reece Ray, 1973, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: September 26, 1973 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American J. Reece Ray, 64, Dies After Brief Illness James Reece Ray, 64, of Winnfield died Saturday, September 22, 1973 in a local hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Ray was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church, a native of Winn Parish, and was retired from the Forestry Commission. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel in Winnfield with the Rev. E. B. Barton officiating, assisted by Rev. Wilmer Jordan. Burial was in the Brown Cemetery near Winnfield. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Hazel Ray, two sons, James Ray of Baytown, Texas, and Lee F. Ray of Winnfield; two daughters, Elaine Chesney and Mrs. Frances Marie Allen, both of Winnfield; three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Langley of New Orleans, Mrs. Jewel Luther of Orange, Texas, and Mrs. Annie Bell Taylor of Winnfield, and 10 grandchildren.