Billy Eustis Ray, 84, of Tifton, died Monday, October 7, 2024, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Thursday, October 10, 2024, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with Tracy Burke officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, in Fitzgerald, Georgia. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Ray was born December 29, 1939, in Berrien County, Georgia, to the late Charlie Lamar & Jimmie Lee Griffin Ray. Mr. Ray was a retired bus driver for Ben Hill County, a mechanic and a jack of all trades.
He is survived by four children: Glenda Ray & Charles Dukes of Tifton, Billie Jean Meeks & Donnie Harper of Douglas, Daniel & Judy Ray of Douglas and Gerald & Kelly Ray of Douglas; grandchildren: Tina Boney, Lamar Johnson, Christina Smith, Brenda Meeks, Daniel Ray, Jr., Terri Burgess, Candice Thomas, Cameron Ray, Seth Ray, Ryan Ray and Michael Dillon Ray; 42 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Lorrine Browning and Barbara Matejka and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Scott Ray; two brothers: Charles Otis Ray and James Earl Ray and two sisters: Juanita Rhodes and Dorothy Stanford.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.