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Helen Louise Ray

May 14, 1931 - November 5, 2019

COLUMBUS — Helen Louise Ray, 88, passed away. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation is from noon-5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ray was born May 14, 1931, in Jasper, Alabama, to the late William Vernon and Francis Vernon. She was formerly employed as a housekeeper and was a member of Northside M.B. Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ray Sr. She is survived by her children, Darlene Brown, Charles Ray Jr. and Janice Prude, all of Columbus, Timothy Ray of Jackson, Deborah Ray of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and David Ray of Ypsilanti, Michigan. 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

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COLUMBUS — Helen Louise Ray, 88, passed away. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation is from noon-5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus... View Obituary & Service Information

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