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Cecil Ray Obituary
Melbourne
Cecil Ray, Jr., 84, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Blountstown, Florida, he moved to Winter Haven where he met and married his wife, Nellie Williams, who predeceased him in 2007. He was a 4th generation Floridian.
In 1967 he moved to Melbourne where he started a masonry company with his sons and called it the 'Ray & Sons Construction'. Later the company evolved into a niche market of making precasts for the local construction industry. Their company 'Ray's Precast' was known as the company other businesses wanted to work with because of the personalized service and remained that way until it was sold in 2007.
A loving and devoted father, his family includes four children, nine grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. His sons include Steve and his wife, Dee of Grant; Tony and his wife Helayne of Melbourne Beach; daughter Rose Ann Gribbin and husband Ed of New Jersey and daughter Lee Ann Ray of Melbourne. Cecil loved to hunt and fish with his sons and spent time traveling with his daughters to Costa Rica.
Visitation will be 9:30am with the service following at 11:00 am Tuesday May 23, 2017 at the Lake Washington Fellowship, 4050 Lake Washington Road, Melbourne, Florida.
Arrangements by Ammen Family Cremation and Funeral Care, Melbourne, 724-2222.
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First Nametrey Last Name. Kagafas
June 6, 2018
Add your message here. Steve can you please call me later am very sorry for the loss of your father lwas blessed to know him and work for him he will be missed could you please call me 740-297_0561
Terri Horton-Bowen
May 22, 2017
My deepest condolences to you all on the loss of your blessed Cecil. He was a wonderful man - I loved to watch him look at Nellie - he loved her so. He is with her now, and I hope the two of them are walking down streets of gold.
Terri Horton-Bowen
DARLENE CLICK
May 19, 2017
Uncle Jr, you will be so missed but I know you are with Aunt Nellie now and with Mom. I Love You.
Darlene
kaitlin ray
May 19, 2017
i loved my papa so much and he will be dearly missed im glad him and nannie are together again and i know they are watching over us now
Kathy Shambora
May 19, 2017
We will surely miss you Cecil!... My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
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