Ray Washington

Death is nothing at all,
I have only slipped into the next room
I am I and you are you
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Put no difference in your tone,
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow
Laugh as we always laughed at the little we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was,
Let it be spoken without effect, without the trace of shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was, there is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well
The relatives and friends of Mr. Ray Washington invite you to attend his Celebration of Life Service, 11am, Friday, May 23, 2025 at Mt. Horr AME Church, 4360 Highway 174, Hollywood, SC. Interment: Church Cemetery. Mr. Washington will lie in state at the church from 10am until the hour of service. Viewing will be held 3pm until 7pm, Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Walker's Mortuary Chapel.
If you wish to purchase flowers, please call Keepsakes Florist, 843-766-7807.