Tazewell County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Ernie Ray

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Bristol Herald Courier
Sunday, January 12, 2003

Ernie Ray
    CEDAR BLUFF -- Mr. Ernie Ray, 74, passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, in
a Richlands hospital following a brief illness. Born in Kentucky, he was the
son of the late Harrison and Melvina Bartley Ray. In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by four sisters and six brothers.
    Mr. Ray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Vella Mae Alley Ray; one son, Ernest
Ray of Glade Spring; two daughters, Ida Potter of Norton and Judy Jordon of
Staunton, Va.; one stepson, Tim Alley of Cedar Bluff; one brother, Angle Ray
of Grundy; and six grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in
Singleton Funeral Service Chapel in Cedar Bluff with Rev. Jim Hill
officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Cemetery at
Claypool Hill. Pallbearers will be Jackie Owens, Mike Proffitt, Stevie Lawson,
Raymond Hayes, Lonnie Bailey and Doug Wells.
    The family will receive friends at Singleton Funeral Service in Cedar
Bluff from 6-9 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the Ernie Ray Medical Expense Fund, 913 Willow Springs Road, Cedar
Bluff, VA 24609.
    Singleton Funeral Service is serving the Ray family.