1915 - 2005
Raymond Bays, 91, Patriot, Ohio, passed away June 26, 2005 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. Born March 7, 1914 at Lincoln County, WV, he was the son of the late Willie and Viola Lovejoy Bays. He married Bessie L. Green on May 11, 1935 and she preceded him in death on January 4, 1996. Raymond attended Gallia Baptist Church.
He is survived by:
Four Daughters:
Bessie (Robert) Rice, Bidwell, OH
Virgie (Herbert) Bayman, Versailles, OH
Janice (Jerry) Spurlock, Ironton, OH
Linda Sue Trimble, Kerr, OH
Five Sons:
Dennis Bays, Oak Hill, OH
Bobbie Bays, Patriot, OH
Ralph Bays, Piqua, OH
Junior Bays, Bidwell, OH
James Herbert Bays, Bidwell, OH
Thirty-five grandchildren
Fifty-two great-grandchildren
Two Sisters:
Jenny Short, Paris Crossing, IN
Juanita McKey, St. Paris, OH
He was preceded by:
One Daughter: Goldie Spurlock
Two Grandchildren and One Great-Grandchild
Two Brothers
Two Step-Brothers
Three Sisters
Four Step-Sisters
Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M., Thursday, June 30, 2005, at the Gallia Baptist Church, Dry Ridge Rd., Gallia, OH with Pastor Dannie Boggs officiating. Burial will follow at Gallia Cemetery, Gallia, Ohio. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Arrangements are under the direction of McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio. Condolences can be emailed to mccoymoore@charter.net or www.timeformemory.com/mm.
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