Raymond Dare Slaughter

Raymond Dare Slaughter, age 89, of Columbus died Wednesday, December 9, 2009. He retired in 1983 from The Ohio Bell Telephone Company as a Project Engineer with over forty-two years of service. Raymond graduated from Columbus West High School in 1938. He was a member of West Gate Lodge F&AM No. 623, York Temple Chapter RAM No. 155, York Council R&SM No. 115, 32nd Degree Masons, Aladdin Temple Shrine, Mensa, Moose Lodge No. 11, and a life member of the Telephone Pioneers. Raymond was a veteran of World War II, served in the Philippines and Japan. Preceded in death by sister, June Mary Slaughter (1937); father, Oscar Evermont Slaughter (1975); former wife, Gertrude Mason (Ankrum) Slaughter (nee Streets) (1990); brother, Rex Guyson Slaughter (1993); mother, Nellie May Slaughter (nee Taylor) (1993); wife, Ruth Ina Slaughter (nee Price) (1998); and son, Ralph Edward Slaughter (2004). Survived by wife, Vivian Eileen (Lewis) Slaughter (nee Ellison); son, Robbin D. (Kimberly) Slaughter of Grove City; daughter, Judith A. (Joseph) Behling of Westerville; daughter-in-law, Kristin Slaughter of Columbus; grandchildren, Jodie (Jeff) Pfeiffer of Westerville, Jillian (Kenny) Davis of Columbus, OH, Raymond E., John, and Elizabeth “Beth” Slaughter of Columbus, and Nicole “Niki” (Matthew) Brittain of Zionsville, IN; great-grandchildren, Cole Stewart and Carson Dare Pfeiffer of Westerville; sister, Eileen (James) Milburn of Mountain Home, AR; brothers, Norman (Joann) Slaughter of Jackson, OH and Perry Slaughter of Lancaster, OH; step-son, Howard (Melonlee) Lewis, Jr. of Galloway; step-grandchildren, Emily Jones of Grove City, Christopher and Christy Lewis of Galloway; step-great-grandchildren, Johnathan Aaron and Emily Marie Davis of Columbus, Audrey Nicole and Ashlyn Paige Lewis of Galloway. The family will receive friends 2-5 p.m. Sunday, December 13 at SCHOEDINGER HILLTOP CHAPEL 3030 W. Broad St. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Charity Newsies, 4300 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43214.