Ethel Ray

Mrs. Ethel Elnora Walton Ray, 89 passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 in the Crestview Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Friday, August 1, 2014, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Mrs. Ray was preceded in death by her husband Elihu J. Ray, her parents: George and Celia Daniels Walton, four brothers: Hubert Walton, A.D. Walton, Robert Walton, Jack Walton, three sisters: Mary Spencer, Frances Carroll and Jessie Mae Smith. She is survived by her four children: Lisa Lewis, Brownsville, TN, David Ray (Debbie), Big Sandy, TN, Tommy Elihu Ray (Yvonne), Bells, TN, Carolyn Haislip, Munford, TN, eight grandchildren: Cindy Hays, Brandon Haislip, Brad Ray, Lance Ray, Christy Fisher, Mindy Crockett, Lauren Martin, Donnie Ray Lewis, eight great-grandchildren: Chris and Cody Hays, Hunter and Kendra Ray, Kevin and Devin Fisher, Bentley Lewis and Kaden Martin. Memorials are requested to: Calvary Baptist Church, 624 S. Hatchie Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012.