(Obit - Vernell Ray - Funeral services will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Dr. 
Randy Boyle officiating. Interment will be at Forest Academy with Travis Owens, Jerry 
Gilliam, Richard Teer, Van Jennings, Kenny Wallace and Jerry Cook serving serving as 
pallbearers. Mrs. Ray died at 9:35 a.m., Aug. 19, at Carriage House Manor. She was born 
in Sulphur Springs on Jan. 20, 1918, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Brule & Myrtle Lindsey 
Jennings. She married Luther Omer Ray in Sulphur Springs, on aug. 8, 1936. He preceded 
her in death in 2001. She was a member of the Elm Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include 
on son, Billy Ray of Channelview; two grandchildren, Robin Morgan and Rebecca Lewis and 
six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Freddy Wayne Ray, and one
sister.