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Mrs. Ray, so sorry to hear of his passing. I am a customer and Enjoyed visiting with him. I knew he was a Christian man. Prayers for you and your family.
Carol Brady
carol brady
August 03, 2017 | Payne, OH
We send our deepest sympathy to Brenda, Paul and family. I, Larry, met Gene through his lighting business and considered him an immediate friend.
Larry and Annelle Reynolds
August 02, 2017
So sorry for the loss of Gene. Our family will be praying and keeping you in our thoights and prayer.
Louise Blackburn
July 31, 2017 | Shelbiana, KY
Mrs Ray, Paul and family, I am at a loss of what to say, I am just thankful he knew Jesus and he lived for him every day, I knew what it meant to be a Christian family and your example has helped me in my own life. I will pray for the holy Spirit to comfort you all,... Jeff Perry
Jeff Perry
July 30, 2017 | Columbia, TN
Brenda...So sorry to learn of Gene's passing! Our prayer is that the Lord will surround you with His love, give you strength,and grant you peace. God Bless You and Your Family, Jim and Roberta Thomas
July 29, 2017
Gene Autry Ray, 77, of Pleasant Township, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 1:50 a.m., Saturday, with his family by his side at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. Gene had been battling an extended illness.He was born on March 13, 1940, in Hardy, Kentucky, the son of the late Enos and Elmay (Maynard) Ray. On January 29, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio, he married the former Brenda J. Johnson who survives.Other family members include his son, Paul E. (Debra) Ray of Van Wert; three grandchildren Danielle (Nate) Myers, Taylor (Levi) Orsbon, and Mackenzie Russell Ray; great grandchildren, Lincoln and Aniston Myers and Baby Orsbon expected in the fall; two brothers, Virgil (Barbara) Ray of Goodlettsville, TN and Harles (Janice) Ray of Hardy, KY; a sister, Dottie (Bob) Bolton of Van Wert; sisters-in-law Hilo Ray, Patty (Tommy) Dotson of Palm Coast, FL,and Donna (Tony) Miller of Wise, VA; a brother-in-law, Jeff (Sandy) Johnson of Roanoke, VA; and many nieces and nephewsBesides his parents, Gene was preceded in death by a son, Douglas L. Ray in 1984; two brothers, Ervin and Ronnie Ray; his father and mother-in-law, Clifford and Maxine Johnson; and brother-in-law, Glenn Terry JohnsonHe was a member of Calvary Evangelical Church and the Builders Sunday School Class. He retired from Aeroquip Corp. (Eaton) in 2000, then owned and operated Ray of Light Lamp Shop on Lincoln Highway which allowed his artistic abilities to come to life. Gene was an avid outdoorsman and greatly enjoyed many hunting trips with his son.Services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Calvary Evangelical Church with Pastor W. Clark Williman officiating. Interment will follow at Van Wert Woodland Cemetery. Calling hours are 3 - 7 p.m., Tuesday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home and one hour prior to services Wednesday at the Church.Preferred memorials are to the Gideons International or Calvary Missions.Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com.
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