Ray Junior Wilson
July 29, 1931 ~ April 15, 2009
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
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Ray Junior Wilson, 77, of 11 Top Notch Lane, Asheville, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at Mission Hospitals.
A native of Madison County, he was the son of Floyd and Nancy Sexton Wilson and was also preceded in death by a brother, Jack Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a bus driver for the Asheville Transit Authority.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Ledbetter Wilson; daughter, Dianna Mashburn of Leicester; son, Jackie Ray Wilson of Asheville; sisters, Verna Wurster and Ruby Keener both of Asheville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Furman Wilson, Russell Gillespie, and Terry Burke officiating. Burial will be private at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm prior to the service.
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Betty, Diane, and Jackie please know that we will keep you in our prayers during your time of the loss of Ray. Worked with Ray many years ago at the Transit and he was always a friend to all the guys. May God Bless each of you and Hold you in His Loving Hands. Hubert & Jean
Family, may God bless you and hold you close to His heart during this time of grief.
Uncle Ray, thank you for being a wonderful uncle. We’ll see you when we get home.
AUNT BETTY DIANE JACKIE
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AT THIS TIME
UNCLE RAY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER AND IN OUR HEARTS.
DEBBIE & JOHNNY HYATT
Betty, Dianne, Jackie & family –
I just wanted to let you know that I am so sorry to hear about Ray. We all know that he is in a much better place. Ray is a wonderful person and he will be missed by all how know him. All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Mrs Wilson, Diane and Jackie,
My deepset sympathy for your loss. I worked with Ray for many years at Asheville Transit and will always remember what a fine gentleman he was. May God Bless you during this difficult time.
Dear Betty, Diane, Jackie & Grandkids.
We are all sorry for our loss of a great guy. Terence really liked Ray for the short time he knew him. May he rest in Jesus & May he still be be alive in our hearts & memory. May God bless you. You are in our prayers. Deovy Henderson & Terence.
Betty, Diane(my sis), Jackie,grandkids and all family members, I will never forget what Ray did when my Mama was so sick, he went beyond the call of duty, and came over many times, even as bad as he felt. I dont know how I would have made it without your wonderful, LOVING family!!! I am thinking of all of you, I LOVE you all and I have a special place in my heart for Ray who bought such light to my little mamas eyes!!! Kathy, and Rick
Betty, Dianna, Jackie and Grandchildren: Your Daddy was such an inspiration to Marvin and me, after all he married us 34 years ago in February on Valentine’s Day. He walked what he talked and I loved to hear him preach the word. And of course, the songs, that he sang with all of you, that was a blessing also. I know that he is where he will never suffer, and never grow old, and his songs will praise God forever. And you all have the assurance of seeing him again. My heart goes out to all of you, and my love and prayers, and I know that he will be missed by many. Love and God’s Blessing to all, Marvin and Karen, What God has joined, man cannot destroy.
to nanny wilson and family from Chris I know we are gonna miss papaw Ray but we will see him again when we get home and i remember i used to alwayz call and check on papaw and nanny wilson to nanny wilson i love you and you will see Ray Again when you cross over into jordan so nanny wilson and family i love you and remember God loves you 2 and we will always have him in our hearts love yall ur grandson Christopher Owens and to nathan u will see papaw again love ya man
to the family of ray wilson you have all been a blessing to me for years
i’m know ray will be waiting for you all that knows the lord jesus christ as your savior. you all are in my prayers and thoughts.
your friend in christ pat banks
to the family of ray wilson you have all been a blessing to me for years
i’m know ray will be waiting for you all that knows the lord jesus christ as your savior. you all are in my prayers and thoughts.
your friend in christ pat banks
I am so sorry to hear of your loss but our loss is Papaw’s gain! He is laughing and rejoicing with our Lord now I’m sure! Praying for grace for the family though.
Love you all,
Nancy
Diane & Family,We are sorry to learn of your father’s passing.I know the days a head will be hard but just trust in the Lord and he will see you thru.Call if we can do any thing.
Diane & Family,We are sorry to learn of your father’s passing.I know the days a head will be hard but just trust in the Lord and he will see you thru.Call if we can do any thing.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all but more importantly, God is with you to comfort you in this time of sorrow. Ray will be missed, but one day soon you see him again. I’ll be praying for you all.
Betty, Dianne, and Jackie;
We were so sorry and sad to hear about Ray passing on, but I can’t help but think about how he is now rejoicing on the streets of glory that he sang and preached about for so many years. I can still hear his voice as he said ‘halleluyer’ I know that he and Moma will have a good time with Jesus. Ray was both an inspiration and an example to me and Sherry for many years that we had the pleasure of knowing him. He was also like a second Daddy to us both in our youth. We will sure miss him, and I know your lives will have a huge void without him. One thing for sure…Jesus was his best friend. We will keep you all in our prayers. We love you very much. Charles, Sherry, Nastassia, and Forrest
Dear Betty, Dianne, Jackie and family. We were so saddened to hear of Bro. Rays’ passing. We will always remember all the great times we had in the Lord when you came to church with us. He was such a blessing to us, now he is rejoicing with the Lord. We are praying for comfort and strength for all of you.
Prayers and Love.
Betty & family, we know you are heartbroken, but know that Ray is in a better place. You were our neighbors for 25 years and we love you like family. We were blessed to have known Ray. He is the one that lead Mike to the Lord and he will always remember that special day. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Love, Mike & Kathy
Jackie, Once we got to know you we knew that you had to of had some praying parents to keep you safe from yourself, cuz you’re CRAZY. Little did we know that we would love them as well, and that we would be TOTALLY blessed by their lives and testimony. We’re sorry for your loss, but rejoice in the hope that we live for daily. We are sure that your daddy is sitting with Jesus, ‘probably talking about you.’ We love you and will continue to pray for you to be in the center of God’s will, for He has great and marvelous things for you to accomplish, and no doubt, you will succede. ‘Mom’, We know that you are rejoicing in knowing that the last enemy has been swallowed up in victory for ‘Dad’ and we are sure that your best friend, Jesus, has been carrying even more closer these past days. Keep the faith for you are a blessing, more that you will ever know. Diane, stay strong for you family cuz they depend on you. We love you all and will continue to pray for you.
Betty, Diane, Jackie, and family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Ray was a great man, and he and your family have been a big part of our lives. I send you my heart-felt condolences, along with a lot of Love.
Deonne
Papa:13 months ago tomorrow you went HOME to be with JESUS.Sure has been lonely without you but God’s Grace is Sufficient.We sure do miss you and can’t wait to see you.Caiden says he Loves you very much and misses you too.We Love you soooooooooo much.
‘Punkin’ ‘Little Punkin’ & Leslie