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BESS RAY

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HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Bess Simpson Ray, 101, of Longview, Texas, died Monday, April 2, 2018. Mrs. Ray was born Oct. 11, 1916, in Nashville, Tenn. She was a former antique shop owner, a porcelain art teacher, a former President of NCO Wives Club and a member of Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.H. "Bill" Ray. Survivora include two sons, John H. and Wanda Kotch Ray of Bremond, Texas, and Robert C. and Elizabeth Todaro Ray of Tulsa, Okla.; one niece, Chris Townley of Mentor, Ohio; four grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Reeder-Davis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Online registration is at reeder-davis.com.

Published April 4, 2018

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