Stevie Joe Ray
September 1, 1950 — December 5, 2005
He was born in Jackson and grew up in Beech Bluff, the son of Norma Jean Towater Ray and the late Elmer Lee Ray.
He is survived by his wife Peggy Ann Chaney Ray; his mother Norma Jean Towater Ray; a son Timothy Ray and wife Paula; a daughter Jo Anne Preslar and husband Michael; 2 grandchildren Hunter and Marshall; two brothers Danny Ray and Larry Ray and two sisters Lucy Gaffney and Doris Stanford.