Raymond "Ray" Harold Starnes, 79, of Lumberton, passed away on May 21, 2019 in Beaumont. Ray was born on February 14, 1940 in May, Texas to Raymond Felix and Ethel Corinna Starnes. He graduated from Klein High School in Spring Texas before serving our country in the US Navy. Ray was a Boilermaker by trade and a proud member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church in Lumberton.
Survivors include his loving wife of 37 years Sharon Starnes of Lumberton; daughters, Kim Koenning and her husband Steven of Marble Falls, Vonda Rogers and her husband Robert of Marble Falls; son, Jerry Williams and his wife Debbie of Dandridge, TN; sisters, Patsy Hebert of Kemah, Alta Thornton and her husband Bill of Telephone, Texas;brother-in-law, Jack Maddox Jr. and wife Rhonda; sister-in-law, Sandra K. Black, Terry Worner and her husband Bobby; sister-in-law, Mary Louis Medford and her husband Stanley of San Antonio; as well as 6 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Ray was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Joe Beldon Starnes.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Woodcrest United Methodist Church in Lumberton. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. The family will receive friends starting at 12:00 noon on Saturday at Woodcrest United Methodist Church.
