Clayton Ray, Owner
Clayton Ray Excavating
Clayton Ray, 59, Lexington, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Pulaski County, he was a son of Versa Black Ray, Lexington, and the late Thomas Ray. He founded Clayton Ray Excavating in 1969, which he owned and operated until 1999. He was a member of Nicholasville Church of Christ, Robert M. Sirkle Lodge No. 954, a Kentucky Colonel, and an avid fisherman. He also enjoyed motorcycling and trips with friends.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann McClure Ray; his mother; a son, Gerald "Jerry" Clayton and wife Sandra Ray, Scott County; a daughter, Lorraine Florence-Holley, and husband Dan, Cynthiana; eight grandchildren, Eric and Matthew Ray, Cassandra Florence, Robert Florence III, and Jeffrey, Amanda, Sarah, and Emily Holley; a brother, Marvin Ray, and wife Clara, Nicholasville; two sisters, Ellen Louise Clark, and husband Billy, Jacksonville, Florida, and Geneva Herrin, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Fredessa Purvis.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the chapel of Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, with the Rev. Bruce Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504, and the American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Clayton Ray Excavating
Clayton Ray, 59, Lexington, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Pulaski County, he was a son of Versa Black Ray, Lexington, and the late Thomas Ray. He founded Clayton Ray Excavating in 1969, which he owned and operated until 1999. He was a member of Nicholasville Church of Christ, Robert M. Sirkle Lodge No. 954, a Kentucky Colonel, and an avid fisherman. He also enjoyed motorcycling and trips with friends.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann McClure Ray; his mother; a son, Gerald "Jerry" Clayton and wife Sandra Ray, Scott County; a daughter, Lorraine Florence-Holley, and husband Dan, Cynthiana; eight grandchildren, Eric and Matthew Ray, Cassandra Florence, Robert Florence III, and Jeffrey, Amanda, Sarah, and Emily Holley; a brother, Marvin Ray, and wife Clara, Nicholasville; two sisters, Ellen Louise Clark, and husband Billy, Jacksonville, Florida, and Geneva Herrin, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Fredessa Purvis.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the chapel of Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, with the Rev. Bruce Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504, and the American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Clayton Ray, Owner
Clayton Ray Excavating
Clayton Ray, 59, Lexington, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Pulaski County, he was a son of Versa Black Ray, Lexington, and the late Thomas Ray. He founded Clayton Ray Excavating in 1969, which he owned and operated until 1999. He was a member of Nicholasville Church of Christ, Robert M. Sirkle Lodge No. 954, a Kentucky Colonel, and an avid fisherman. He also enjoyed motorcycling and trips with friends.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann McClure Ray; his mother; a son, Gerald "Jerry" Clayton and wife Sandra Ray, Scott County; a daughter, Lorraine Florence-Holley, and husband Dan, Cynthiana; eight grandchildren, Eric and Matthew Ray, Cassandra Florence, Robert Florence III, and Jeffrey, Amanda, Sarah, and Emily Holley; a brother, Marvin Ray, and wife Clara, Nicholasville; two sisters, Ellen Louise Clark, and husband Billy, Jacksonville, Florida, and Geneva Herrin, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Fredessa Purvis.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the chapel of Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, with the Rev. Bruce Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504, and the American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
Clayton Ray Excavating
Clayton Ray, 59, Lexington, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Pulaski County, he was a son of Versa Black Ray, Lexington, and the late Thomas Ray. He founded Clayton Ray Excavating in 1969, which he owned and operated until 1999. He was a member of Nicholasville Church of Christ, Robert M. Sirkle Lodge No. 954, a Kentucky Colonel, and an avid fisherman. He also enjoyed motorcycling and trips with friends.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann McClure Ray; his mother; a son, Gerald "Jerry" Clayton and wife Sandra Ray, Scott County; a daughter, Lorraine Florence-Holley, and husband Dan, Cynthiana; eight grandchildren, Eric and Matthew Ray, Cassandra Florence, Robert Florence III, and Jeffrey, Amanda, Sarah, and Emily Holley; a brother, Marvin Ray, and wife Clara, Nicholasville; two sisters, Ellen Louise Clark, and husband Billy, Jacksonville, Florida, and Geneva Herrin, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Fredessa Purvis.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the chapel of Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Lexington, with the Rev. Bruce Taylor officiating.
Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40504, and the American Cancer Society, 160 Moore Drive, Lexington, Ky. 40503.
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