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Staunton - John T. Ray, 77, of Staunton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Augusta Health. He was born in Williamson, West Virginia on December 13, 1940, the eldest of seven children of the late Walter and Thelma Horn Ray.
John was employed by Grace Christian School, Staunton for 10 years and was a member of Community Fellowship Church, Staunton. He was co-owner of County Outlet Stores in Augusta County. He was a lifelong fan of University of Virginia athletics and he loved to fish with his family.
Survivors include his son, Jeff Ray and wife, Lori of Tobaccoville, North Carolina; his daughter, Joy Lohr and husband, Jody of Fishersville; his siblings, Orlean Blackburn and husband, David, Sonji White, Vivian Kincaid and husband, Tim, all of Forest Hills, Kentucky, Nancy Ray, Delorce Stafford and husband, Albert, both of Williamson, West Virginia, and Buck Ray and wife, Jeanie of Pounding Mill, Virginia; five grandchildren, Nathaniel Ray and wife, Bethany, Caleb Ray, Bethany Ray, Jordan Mahaney and husband, John and Jackson Lohr, and a number of nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held at 4PM, Friday, May 25, 2018, at Wayne Hills Baptist Church, 877 Ladd Road, Waynesboro.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions, in his memory, to Grace Christian School, 19 S. Market St., Staunton, VA 24401, for online access go to www.gcswarriors.org.
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David & Marcis Pecor
May 25, 2018
John was always smiling, always giving and kind, and had a wonderful sense of humor. He always had a story to tell and a fresh joke for everyone. He is well, now, and we rejoice he is with the Lord, whom he loved. We will miss John, however, and grieve his loss greatly. May the Lord bless and comfort his family.
Emily OBrien
May 19, 2018
I worked with John (and he always corrected me when I called him Mr Ray) at Gypsy Hill House. He always had a smile,a joke, and compliments. He often talked with affection about all of his sisters. As he had struggled with his health recently and knowing he was a man of faith, I am sure he is in a better place. All my sympathies to his family.
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