Submitted by: Dan Rich

Dewey C. Ray

Sept. 1, 1931 - March 21, 2003

South Bend Tribune 3/23/2003

Dewey C. Ray, 71, of Al-Vir Circle, Osceola, Ind., died of natural causes in his home on Friday, March 21. Mr. Ray was born Sept. 1, 1931, to Dewey R. and Obie (Richardson) Ray in Tippah County, Miss. His parents preceded him in death.

On July 1, 1950, Mr. Ray married the former Virginia Geraldine Michael in Tyronza, Ark. Mrs. Ray preceded him in death, passing away Dec. 6, 2000. Mr. Ray was also preceded in death by his brothers, Melvin Ray and R. Gerald Ray; and by a sister, Daphine Ray. He is survived by his sons, Randy Ray and his wife, Yvonne of Goshen, Ind., Gary Ray and his wife, Michelle of Mishawaka, Ind., Richard Ray and Timothy Ray, both of Osceola; a daughter, Rebecca Schrock and her husband, Robert of Osceola; three brothers, William H. Ray of Jonesboro, Ark., C. Lamar Ray of Little Rock, Ark., and G. Derwood Ray of Goshen; and by a sister, Oleen Walton of Jonesboro, Ark.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 24, in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the Chapel Hill Funeral Home by the Reverend Mike Wagner of the West Side Assembly of God, Elkhart, Ind., with interment to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, where a graveside military service will be conducted by VFW Post #360 of Mishawaka.

Mr. Ray served his country in the U.S. Army, and was honorably discharged in 1949. He was the owner and operator of Ray's Refrigeration for over 20 years, retiring in 1990. Memberships include the West Side Assembly of God in Elkhart, VFW Post #360, Mishawaka, and American Legion Post #308 in Osceola. Memorial donations may be made to the Meals on Wheels program, Hospice of St. Joseph County, or to the American Diabetes Association.