Funeral program for Mrs. Mary Lee Ray

A Tribute
FOR THE LATE
Mrs. Mary Lee Ray
Sunrise Sunset
December 12,1923 February 27,1999
Saturday, March 6,1999
1:00 P.M.
St. John Missionary
Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. SANFORD L. ANDERSON, PASTOR, PRESIDING
REV. ISAAC CULBRETH, JR., OFFICIATING
INTERMENT - ROBINSON & HAWKINS CEMETERY
MANASSAS, GEORGIA
SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO:
MOODYS FUNERAL HOME
201 CHURCH STREET
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
PHONE (912) 739-4932
OBITUARY
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath now promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God hath promised strength for the day
Rest for the labor, light for the way.
Grace for the trials, help from above.
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
The Family
Mrs. Mary L. Ray was bom to the late William Ray and
the late Edith Alaid Ray in Claxton, Ga. She was the oldest of four
children, two of her brothers who have preceeded her in death.
She joined the St. John Missionary Baptist Church at an
early age. She served faithfully in numerous capacities until her
health prevented her from doing so. Mrs. Ray graduated from
Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia. Later she attended col-
lege for girls in Forsyth, Georgia.
She had extended her career in numerous areas in Evans
County and other surrounding areas. She had distinguished her-
self as a Ward Clerk at the Claxton Nursing Home. Later she was
employed with the Altamaha Area Action Center, presently
known as Concerted Services Action Center for 12 years.
Mrs. Mary Ray will be sadly missed by many who loved
her dearly. She leaves to cherish her loving memories; a loving
and caring son, Mr. Jewell Jones, Manassas, Ga.; a loving and car-
ing daughter, Mrs. Teresa Mincey, Hagan, Ga.; one adopted
daughter, Mrs. Tiffany Cummings, Durham, N.C.; one daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Catherine Jones, Manassas, Ga.; one son-in-law, Mr.
Kelly Mincey, Hagan, Ga.; one brother, Mr. Samuel L. Ray, Stone
Mountain, Ga.; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Jessie R Ray, Columbus,
Ga., Mrs. Harriet Ray, Marina, California and Mrs. Carolyn
Clark, Miami, Ra.; a adopted aunt, Mrs. Georgia Weathers,
Hagan, Ga.; four grandchildren, Anthony, Tamekia and Jahari
Mincey, all of Hagan, Ga., and Devenchy Porter, Claxton, Ga.;
two great-granddaughters, Paige and Ashanti Mincey, both of
Hagan, Ga.; three devoted cousins, Mrs. Lucille Wilkerson, Mrs.
Willie Mae Williams, both of Claxton, Ga., and Mrs. Lurine
Moncrease, Detroit, Michigan, and a host of nieces, nephews and
other close relatives and friends.
We cannot go Beyond Qod's reach
Or Beyond9{is Cove and care;
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And Qod is everyzuhere.
Helen Steiner !hice
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional
Presiding ...............Rev. Stanford L. Anderson
Selection...........Rev. Clarence (Teddy) Williams
Scripture................Minister Charles Thomas
Invocation...............Rev. Dr. L. Perry McNeal
Solo ..........................Mrs. Joyce Fennell
Remarks........................(3 minutes please)
Elder E. Edwards
Mr. Charles Bailey
Mrs. Pauline Glover
Others
Presentation............Councilman Jerome Woody
Solo ..........................Mrs. LaSonia Gould
Acknowledgements........Mrs. Gwendolyn Strickland
Obituary - (Read Silently).............Soft Music
Solo ..........................Dea. Kelly Mincey
Eulogy......................Rev. Isaac Culbreth, Jr.
A Parting Glance........Moodys Directors & Staff
Recessional
Interment..........Robinson & Hawkins Cemetery
Manassas, Georgia
Family and friends will be received at the churchs
Fellowship Hall immediately following the committal.
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Mr. Alfonso Hawkins Mr. Joe Battiste
Mr. John Hawkins Mr. Richard Moncrease
Mr. Michael Miller Mr. Lee Artis Martin
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Mr. Herbert Mincey Dea. Kaiser McNeal
Mr. Waldo Brown Mr. Jimmy McKinnon
Mr. George Hagan Mr. Morris Smith
FLORAL ATTENDANTS
Ushers and Friends of the Family
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We the family of the late Mrs. Mary Lee
Ray would like to thank you for your kind
thoughts, cards, flowers, food, and words of
expressions during our time of bereavement.
Words cannot express our true feelings and
gratitude in which you have shown. May God
bless each of you.
The Family
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE FAMILY
On behalf of the Staff of Moodys Funeral Home, we
would like to offer our sympathy on your loss. We
want to thank you for entrusting to us the final dispo-
sition of your loved one. We hope our services has
been a comfort to you, and if we helped to lighten your
burden, then our aim was accomplished. Thank you.
The Management