Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

James Ray Ream

July 4, 1944 - Dec. 30, 1995

 

South Bend Tribune 1/6/1996

SOUTH BEND - James Ray Ream, 51, of Mesquite, Texas, formerly of South Bend, died Dec. 30 in his home after an illness. Mr. Ream was regional sales manager for Orgill Brothers, Memphis, Tenn.

 

He was born July 4, 1944, in South Bend. On May 19, 1990, in South Bend, he married Karen L. Mellquist Connelly. She survives with a son, Jason Ream of Bedford, Texas; a stepdaughter, Kristin Connelly of Bloomington, Ind.; a grandson; and a sister, Sharon Ream of Lakewood, Colo. He was a Navy veteran, a graduate of Clay High School, and a member of Cessna Owners' Organization.

 

Memorial services will be in Texas. Cremation has taken place. Anderson-Clayton Brothers Funeral Home, Mesquite, handled arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association.