Obit of McWatters, Ray Vernon - Cotton County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park--Bakersfield CA 

McWatters, Ray Vernon    

Services for Ray McWatters will be held Monday, June 25th, 11:00 a.m. 
at First Nazarene on 2801 Hughes Lane. Pastor Larry Wylie will 
officiate. Ray McWatters was born in Temple, Oklahoma on June 10,1913 
to Benjamin and Frances McWatters. He had four brothers, Earl, Floyd, 
Glen and Dan; three sisters, Myrtle, Molly and Anna Mae. His family 
owned and worked a farm in Cotton County, Oklahoma. As a youth he 
worked long hours in the fields on the farm, but had some amusing 
stories to tell about hunting trips with his brothers and the family 
coon dogs. After a year in college, he met Inez Stallings and they 
married three years later and immediately came to Bakersfield, 
California and settled to raise their family. They were happily 
married for forty-two years and raised two daughters, Joan and 
Sandra. Inez passed away in 1984 and he married Mary Skar in 1985 and 
they had a loving marriage until his death. He became a born again 
Christian in the 1940's with the guidance and motivation of Rev. 
Arthur Anderson and retained a long and loving relationship with his 
Lord all his life. He owned and operated Howard and Verrell roofing 
from about 1950 until he retired. Ray was a true sportsman, he 
greatly enjoyed his frequent hunting trips and his basketball team 
the Lakers, especially Kobe Bryant. He was a tender and dedicated 
husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife 
Inez; all of his brothers and sisters; and his grandson, Tony 
O'Connor. He is survived by his wife, Mary; and his daughter, Joan 
and her husband, Bob Warren; his daughter, Sandy and her husband, 
Larry Webb; grandchildren, Erin and Gerard Alonzo, Jennifer and Herve 
Blondin, Robert and Staci Warren, Richard Armenta, Wendy and Marcus 
Phillips, Janelle Webb; great- grandchildren, Nicole Alonza, Anthony 
Alonzo, Katie Alonza, Sabrina and Kyle Wylie, Michael George, Johnny 
George, Sean Blondin, Mackenzie Warren, Payton Warren, Tyler 
Phillips, Austin Phillips and Karalee Webb. He also had many 
stepchildren and stepgrandchildren, Sandy Warren and Ely Rose, Amber, 
Hollie Bosse, Colby Warren, Tim Hall and Terry, Marilyn Underwood and 
Mike, Audrey Halliwell and Bruce, Richard Hall and Shannon and five 
grandchildren. Visitation begins Sunday June 24th, from 2:00 - 
8:00p.m., at Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. Ray Vernon 
McWatters June 10, 1913 - June 21, 2007 Greenlawn Mortuary

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/24/2007.
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