Leona Ray

Leona M. Ray, age 90, of Mineral Bluff, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, September 19, 2019. She was born July 11, 1929, in Mineral Bluff, to the late Edger and Annie Arp Dye. A life long member of New Prospect Baptist Church, Mrs. Ray loved to spend time with her family, sharing meals and good times. 

Leona goes home to be with her babies, Barbara, Sherry and Frankie; parents, Edger and Annie Arp Dye; and her beloved husband, Grady Ray Sr. 

She will be remembered by all who knew her, but especially missed by her children, Patricia (Rog) Truelove, Greta (Steve) Mize, Juanita (the late Jerry) Gilliam, Anita (the late James) Allen, Sandra (Tom) Deyton, Grady (Joyce) Ray Jr., Charles (Sherry) Ray and Gail (Mark) Johnson. Also sharing in her legacy are 16 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 2, 2019, from the Chapel of Henry-Cochran Funeral Home with the Rev. Grady Ray Jr. and the Rev. Scotty Graves officiating. 

Interment followed in the New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery. Henry-Cochran Funeral Home was honored to serve the family.