McAlester News-Capital, McAlester, OK

Breaking News

Death Notices

Related Photos

  • JB Ray Reader photo

    JB Ray
December 31, 2012

JB Ray dies at 90

Submitted report

McALESTER — JB Ray, 90, of Tahlequah, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in Tahlequah.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Kiowa with the Rev. James Crowson officiating. Burial will be at  Oakhill Cemetery in Kiowa. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hart Funeral Home of Tahlequah.

Born Feb. 20, 1922, in Pittsburgh County, he was the son of Joseph “Dick” and Blanche (Jones) Ray. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. He served in the South Seas during his tour.

He taught vocational agriculture in Kiowa for more than 16 years before moving to Tahlequah. He worked as an industrial development specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs until he retired.

He was an active member of the Good Sam Club in Tahlequah, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Kiowa; and he was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church.

He enjoyed life and loved his family.

Survivors include his children, Rodney Ray and wife, Karen, of Owasso, Cynthia Schooley and husband, George, of Tahlequah, Kathy Hewlett, of Tahlequah, Mary Davis and husband, Randy, of Tahlequah, and Jim Ray and wife, Polly, of Kiowa; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Elizabeth Ray; one daughter, Judy Ryals; his sister, Gladys Stites, and his brother, Buster Ray.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Death Notices
  • Burks Williams Jr.

    Burks Williams Jr., 51, of McAlester, Sunday, June 9, 2013, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.

    June 14, 2013

  • Loyce Wells

    Loyce Wells, 98, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Thursday, June 13, 2013.

    June 14, 2013

  • Lucy Clyde Watlington (Ms. Clyde)

    Lucy Clyde Watlington (Ms. Clyde), 89, of McAlester, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at a local nursing center.

    June 11, 2013

  • Burks Williams Jr.

    Burks Williams Jr., 51, of McAlester, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at the St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.

    June 11, 2013

  • Louise Ginn Winlock

    Louise Ginn Winlock, 85, of Quinton, died Friday, June 7, 2013.

    June 11, 2013

  • Eddie Wayne Franklin

    Eddie Wayne Franklin, 65, of Eufaula, died Friday, June 7, 2013.

    June 11, 2013

  • Jackie Barnes

    Jackie Barnes, 96, of McAlester, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at the Walnut Grove Living Center.

    June 11, 2013

  • Debra (Barrier) Stewart

    Debra (Barrier) Stewart, 58, of McAlester, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital.

    May 28, 2013

  • Neill Calvin Pitts ‘C.P.’ Neill

    Calvin Pitts “C.P.” Neill, 86, of Canadian, died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at his home.

    May 28, 2013 1 Photo

  • Denny Theron Doyle ‘Flub’ Denny

    The Hoyt Community lost a well-known and much-loved member this week. Theron Doyle “Flub” Denny, of Hoyt, Oklahoma, passed from this life on the afternoon of May 25, 2013, in Stigler, Oklahoma.

    May 27, 2013 1 Photo

AP Video
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin 3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29 Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
NDN Video
Spurs' Popovich has no problem with Spurs' intensity Inside Kim Kardashian's Premature Labor Three Charged for Enslaving Mother and Daughter Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled Paige Butcher Scorches on Hawaii Beach Video: worst way to load cargo onto a plane Never-before-seen footage of '08 Times Square bomber Obama: NSA Secret Data Gathering 'Transparent' WATCH IT: Lil Wayne tramples American flag Mariah Carey Looks Beautiful in a Tiny Cut-Out Swimsuit Out of Control Boat Throws Passengers Overboard See Lindsay Lohan in Rehab Sofia Vergara Posts Perky Backside Pic in Thong Gaga Ditches Her Crazy Couture Caught on Tape: Teacher Accused of Beating Autistic Child "Stay Classy" Campaign Aims to Curb Binge Drinking Sesame Street Tackling Tough Topic Parents in Jail Miss Utah Fumbles Interview Question Deranged man claims Newark-bound flight was poisoned
Parade
Magazine
Click HERE to read all your Parade favorites including Hollywood Wire, Celebrity interviews and photo galleries, Food recipes and cooking tips, Games and lots more.