Mrs. Wilma Ashby Ray

October 10, 1936 - October 7, 2020

Mrs. Wilma Gelene Ashby Ray, age 83, of Bell Buckle, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday, October 9, 2020, at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel. Reverend Derek Thompson will officiate, with burial to follow in Houston Whitworth Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 4-8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. She was born October 10, 1936, in Lincoln County, to the late Dallas and Lillian Stevens Ashby. She retired from Stahl Urban, Shelbyville Pencil Company, and was a homemaker. She was a faithful member of Bledsoe Church of Christ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyte Ray in 2007. Survivors include three sons, James Ray, and his wife Barbara, of Shelbyville, Randy Ray, and his wife Mary, of Bell Buckle, and David Ray, and his wife Susan, of Unionville; grandchildren, Barbie Parker, Jeremy (Brittney) Ray, Brent Ray, Kristin (Brandon) Shelton, and Luci (Carson) Tapley; great grandchildren, Jonathan Parker, Makenzie Parker, Braden Ray, Liam Ray, Kalley Shelton, Lincoln Shelton, and Adeline Tapley. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements.