Ray Hill Morgan, 74, of Lewisburg, WV, passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, WV.
Ray was born on October 30, 1943, in Glen Ray, WV, to the late Sarah Jane Morgan.
During his life, Ray decided to serve his country and joined the United States Army, where he was stationed in Germany with the 82nd Airborne. Later, after attending college, he worked as a welder, pipefitter, and plumber as a maintenance planner for MeadWest-vaco. He attended the First Baptist Church in Fairlea, WV, and was a 32nd Degree Mason with Lewisburg Masonic Lodge #42AF&AM.
In addition to his mother, Ray was preceded in death by a daughter, Sherry Margery Morgan; sister, Brenda Morgan McCarty; twin brother, Roy Lee Morgan; and brother-in-law, Richard McCarty.
Surviving Ray are his loving wife, Wanda Mae Bowyer Morgan of Lewisburg; daughter, Julie Renee Burns of Lewisburg; sons, Gary Everette Morgan and wife, Debbie, of Lewisburg, Russell Ray Morgan of Fairlea, Kevin McMillion and wife, Jenny, of Lewisburg, and Michael McMillion and wife, Kate, of Mechanicsville, VA; nephew, David Lee Morgan of Asbury, WV; nieces, Melanie Morgan of Virginia and Sarah Morgan of Florida; brother, Danny J. Morgan and wife, Kathy, of Panama City, FL; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; as well as a special Christian friend, Raymond Link of Lewisburg.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, beginning at 11 a.m. at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg, with Pastor Mike Teubert officiating. Entombment will follow services at Rosewood Mausoleum in Lewisburg with military honors and masonic rites.
A visitation will be held to honor Ray’s memory on Tuesday evening, May 29, from 6–8 p.m. at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg.
Pallbearers include Kevin Holliday, Timmy Holliday, Aaron Burns, Michael Burns, Kelly Delph, and Paul Garten.
The family request donations of sympathy be made to the funeral home to offset funeral costs: Wallace & Wallace, Inc., 884 Jefferson Street North Lewisburg, WV 24901.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the May 29, 2018 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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