Ray Dixon Regan

Mrs. Ray Dixon Regan, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at St. Catherine’s Village, leaving behind a family who adored her, a lifetime of memories, and more than a few pieces of advice that will undoubtedly be repeated for generations.

A native of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, Ray grew up in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. As a young woman, she worked for several years at Brady Pharmacy, where she met Don Regan, the man who would become her husband and lifelong companion. Apparently, the pharmacy had exactly what she needed.

In 1963, Ray and Don made their home in Clinton, Mississippi, where they built a life together and raised their family. Ray devoted herself to her home and the people she loved, while also becoming an active and faithful member of Mt. Salus Presbyterian Church. Over the years, she shared both her faith and her love for children by teaching Sunday School and participating in Summer Bible School.

In 2003, Providence Presbyterian Church became Ray’s church home, where she and her family continued a life of faith and fellowship — although her daughter, Terri, occasionally reserved the right to be skeptical.

Ray’s faith was deeply personal and enduring. In the front of her Bible, she left a note for her beloved grandchildren, Josh and Regan:

“Remember there is no time, there is no place, that God will not hear you when you pray.”

Those words say much about the way Ray lived her life. She believed in prayer, in family, in showing up for the people she loved, and in taking care of one another.

She also believed in a few other things. For example, Ray was a firm believer that if anyone ever asked whether you needed money, the answer was always yes.

She also offered this bit of practical wisdom: “Don’t ever do something once if you don’t want that to become your job.”

Anyone who has ever accidentally demonstrated competence around their family knows Ray was right.

Ray will be remembered for her steadfast faith, her devotion to her family, her wonderfully practical outlook on life, and the many years she spent caring for, encouraging, and occasionally advising those around her. She lived a long life rooted in family, service, faith, and community — and she left the people who loved her with plenty of stories to tell.

Ray was preceded in death by her husband, Don D. Regan; her daughter, Terri D. Regan; her parents, Charlie and Clara Raye Dixon; and her sisters, Gladys (Auntie/Ain-tee), Louise, Marie (Ree), and Muriel (Murl).

She is survived by her grandchildren, Regan Emily Bryan and Joshua D. Bryan and his wife, Lizzie; her great-granddaughter, Claire Bryan; and, in a way that seems especially fitting for Ray, all of Clinton.

Because after more than six decades of calling Clinton home, Ray didn’t simply live there. She belonged there. And she will be missed.