He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Virginia Lee Smith and children Loretta Jo Ostman and Jay William Smith, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by sons; Timothy Ray Smith and David Henry Smith.
Ray was born in Akron, Ohio, He entered the United States Army at the age of 17. He served 4 years, 3 of which were in South Korea. He worked in the space industry at cape canaveral for several years. Next he worked in the medical instrumentation field installing and servicing CAT scanners and MRI's. He was an entrepreneur and owned and operated several businesses. He accomplished all of this with a 9th grade education.
His main hobbies was building Radio-powered Airplanes and Model Rockets but loved working on anything electronic. Ray had a quick wit and loved to joke around. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed by his many friends and family.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.serenityfuneralhomelargo.com for the Smith family.
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