Doyle Ray

DOYLE RAY 86, OF ROGERS, TEXAS WENT HOME TO BE WITH HIS LORD ON AUGUST 7,2011. HE WAS BORN OCTOBER 24, 1924 IN BUCKHOLTS, TEXAS TO LOLA BETTY FERGUSON AND CLAUD DURAN RAY. HE ATTENDED ROGERS SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED IN 1942. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1943 AND WAS STATIONED IN KINGSVILLE, TEXAS FOR 2 ½ YEARS. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROGERS WHERE HE SERVED AS SUNDAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND AN ACTIVE DEACON FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE ROGERS CITY COUNCIL AND ROGERS SCHOOL BOARD IN HIS EARLIER YEARS. DOYLE MARRIED AUBREY FAYE COPELAND ON APRIL 3, 1945 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN TEMPLE. HE WAS A PAINTING CONTRACTOR FOR OVER 50 YEARS. AFTER RETIREMENT HE ENJOYED TRIPS WITH FAMILY, VISITS FROM HIS GRANDKIDS AND GREAT-GRANDKIDS, WALKS WITH SADIE HIS GRANDSON'S YELLOW LAB, AND WORKING WITH HIS CATTLE. DOYLE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 66 YEARS, AUBREY OF ROGERS; CHILDREN VICKI SPARKS AND HUSBAND BILL OF THOUSAND OAKS, CA., DENNIS RAY OF TEMPLE, BRIAN RAY AND WIFE KELLY OF ROGERS, AND JAY RAY AND WIFE ANNE OF SEATON; GRANDCHILDREN CHRISTOPHER SPARKS AND WIFE LAURA OF ROUND ROCK, PATRICK SPARKS AND WIFE KRISTA OF ROUND ROCK, MEAGAN PITTS AND HUSBAND KEVIN OF TEMPLE, TIFFANY RAY OF AUSTIN, AUSTIN RAY OF ROGERS, SETH AND LUKE RAY OF SEATON, AMBER PICKETT OF TEMPLE, AND JOSH HERNANDEZ OF EL PASO; 4 GREAT- GRANDCHILDREN ELI, AVA, NOLAN, AND ADELINE SPARKS OF ROUND ROCK. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS BROTHER DOUGLAS RAY AND WIFE RUTH OF TEMPLE AND MANY SPECIAL NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, AND HIS CHURCH FAMILY THAT HE LOVED AND PRAYED FOR DAILY. VISITATION WILL BE HELD 6:00-8:00 P.M. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011 AT SCANIO-HARPER FUNERAL HOME. MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROGERS. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT ROGERS CEMETARY. BRO. JOHN WITTE AND BRO. WILL PASSMORE WILL OFFICIATE. MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROGERS BUILDING FUND OR THE CHARITY OF CHOICE PALLBEARERS WILL BE CHRISTOPHER SPARKS, PATRICK SPARKS, AUSTIN RAY, KEVIN PITTS, JACK FABER, AND STANLEY SPINN. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE THE FBC DEACON BODY, RON HOLDER, LARRY WELSH, ART HERRING, AND WILL KENNEDY.