Mr. William "Red" Wray Obituary (1936

Mr. William “Red” Wray, 87, passed away on January 19, 2024, at the Mississippi State Veteran’s Home in Oxford. Mr. Red was born on November 27, 1936, in Winston County to the late James William and Lucy Tollison Wray. He graduated from West Point High School in 1956. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a barber and worked in Maintenance for Kraft Foods. He was an avid and accomplished vegetable and flower gardener. He enjoyed learning different skills at the Lewis Senior Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He had a servant's heart that thoroughly enjoyed helping others and received a blessing by doing so. He was a member of Siloam Baptist Church. While living in Memphis, he attended Bellevue Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Jewel Frances Wray and Erlene Pettit Guest and four brothers, James, Wayne, Olyn, and Joe Wray. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Duncan officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include one sister, Judy Wray Butler of Tupelo: two sisters-in-law, Johnnie Wray of Mantachie and Rubye Wray of West Point, and a number of nieces, nephews, and other extended family. Pallbearers will be his nephews. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Staff of Mississippi State Veteran's Home in Oxford, his many friends in the Siloam Community, and his many friends at Siloam Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 or to the Mississippi State Veteran’s Home, 120 Center Ridge Road, Oxford, Mississippi 38655. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com