Raymond Arthur Malone

Raymond Arthur Malone, 32, a loving husband and father, passed away February 23, 2013 in Venus. A celebration of his life will be 12:30 pm Friday, March 1, 2013 at Bowles Baptist Church in Grand Prairie.

Raymond was born a fighter on July 9, 1980 against all odds as a preemie twin with his sister Renna , to parents Rockney and Collette Penrod Malone. He was a 1999 graduate of Grand Prairie High School. His passion in life was his family. He enjoyed a career as an auto mechanic, which he was great at, always willing to help others. He was the person that would give you the shirt off his back in the freezing rain. He married his best friend, Angel Martinez on February 21, 2006 and they enjoyed 7 loving years together. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his father, Rockney Malone.

Survivors: Wife, Angel Malone, of Venus; Daughters Teagan and Kayatana, Mother, Collette Malone of Grand Prairie; Sister, Renna Malone of Jacksboro; Brother, Rockney Malone of Burleson; mother and father in law, Cristy and Eli Martinez of Venus; brother in law and wife, Joshua and Happy Martinez of North Richland Hills; sister in law and husband, Cristy and Sean Howard of Austin; nieces and nephews Bobby, Kylie, Callie, Bryan, Nick, Lily, Logan, Nicholas, Ashley and September; and a host of other relatives and friends as well as his beloved dog Hershey, that will forever hold him in their hearts.