Willie "Ed" Ray
November 26, 1939 — November 29, 2010
Willie “Ed” Ray, 71, of Cedar Rapids, died November 29, 2010. Services: 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2010, at Word of Faith Pentecostal Church of God in Christ in Cedar Rapids by Rev. Wendell Beets. The wake will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Survivors include three children Darryl Ray, Dawn Ray, and Amy Ray; eight grandchildren; Dane Rupe, Delicha Ray, Demetrus Pernicka, Katrina Ray, Erica Meeks, Camryn Badgett, Dakota Rupe, and Zequiel Pernicka; two sisters, Virginia Robinson and Margaret Cage; and several extended family members.
Willie was born November 26, 1939, the son of George and Lectoria (Bell) Ray in McLemoresville, Tennessee. He served with the U.S. Air Force. Willie worked for Linkbelt and later retired from St. Luke’s Hospital.
Willie was a jokester, he was high spirited, and his smile and laughter will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Willie’s memory at Veridian Credit Union.
Survivors include three children Darryl Ray, Dawn Ray, and Amy Ray; eight grandchildren; Dane Rupe, Delicha Ray, Demetrus Pernicka, Katrina Ray, Erica Meeks, Camryn Badgett, Dakota Rupe, and Zequiel Pernicka; two sisters, Virginia Robinson and Margaret Cage; and several extended family members.
Willie was born November 26, 1939, the son of George and Lectoria (Bell) Ray in McLemoresville, Tennessee. He served with the U.S. Air Force. Willie worked for Linkbelt and later retired from St. Luke’s Hospital.
Willie was a jokester, he was high spirited, and his smile and laughter will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Willie’s memory at Veridian Credit Union.
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