Veto Eldon Ray
July 14, 1925 ~ February 6, 2012
Veto Eldon Ray, 86, Mooresville, died peacefully February 6, 2012. Mr. Ray was born July 14, 1925, in Morgan County, the seventh child of Everett Albert and Revicca Artrella (Parrish) Ray.
Veto was the owner and operator of Ray & Sons Hardwood Lumber. He was a faithful and devoted member of Eternal Life Baptist Church, where he also served as a deacon. Above all, Veto was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Jaunita (Sturgeon) Ray; siblings, Charles “Corney” Ray, Otto “Doc” Ray, Bartow Ray, Leonard Ray, Nellie Williams, Audry Dawson, Bonnie Dawson-Steele, and Betty Forrester.
Survivors include his children, Terry Lee (Sharon), Bobbie Lee (Rhonda), Gary Eldon Ray (Beverly), Billy Gene Ray (Donna), James “David” Ray (Patty), Lillie Revicca “Joan” Sortore (Keith), and Sandra Lynn Chandler (Thomas); sister, Becky Burkhart; 21 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren.
Rev. Don Endsley will officiate the 10 a.m. funeral service on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, February 10, 2012, 4 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hall. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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I love you uncle Veto a lot and will miss you greatly. In the past year I have got to spend more time with you than I have in a long time, since I was a little girl. You were such a wonderful man and your kindness to me and mom was so greatly appreciated. I don’t know what we would have done without you. I was telling Billy that I remember as a little girl coming to your house when you lived across from the air port and there was always a huge jar of big dill pickles and that was our snack. We would eat pickles and watch planes land and take off. That seems like a life time ago. As adult I will have memories of the loving man who was so full of kindness and love. I know that you now where you have wanted to be for sometime now and I know you are happy with aunt Juanita and our amazing Lord. Please give my Daddy a huge hug for me and tell him I miss him so very much everyday. I will miss you. We love Judy