- Date Of Birth: June 17, 1935
- Date Of Death: February 4, 2016
- State: Indiana
Raymond G. “Ray” Reynolds, 80, of Elkhart, passed away after a short illness Thursday, Feb. 4, at Hubbard Hill Estates.
Ray was born June 17, 1935, in Fort Ann, NY to the late Harold and Shirley (Sherwin) Reynolds.
In addition to his parents, a son Raymond G. Reynolds Jr., who just passed on Jan. 29; four brothers, Harold Jr., Larry, Jim and Jerry; three sisters, Jean White, Joan Nassivera and Joyce Daut, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Erma E. Reynolds; they were married June 28, 1954, in Topeka, Kan.; a son Robert P. (Diane) Reynolds of Elkhart; and daughter Peggy (Doug) Whitworth of Goshen; four grandchildren, Stacy and Stephanie Freeze, Bryce Reynolds and Beth Reynolds; and two great-grandchildren Austin and Ariah Freeze.; daughter-in-law Edith Reynolds of Elkhart; brother John Reynolds of Queensbury, N.Y.; two sisters, Janet (Jerry) Stockman of Fort. Ann, N.Y. and Juanita Gentile of Hudson Falls, N.Y.; two half brothers, Daniel and Douglas Reynolds, a half sister Darlene (Ken) Beecher and his stepmother, Mary Reynolds, all of Glens Falls, N.Y.; and numerous nieces and nephews survive as well.
He will be missed by his special little Yorkie, Casey. Ray spent 13 and a half years in the U. S. Air Force, serving in the Korean Conflict, Saudi Arabia and Alaska. He was a retired Teamster with Local 364, having worked for McLean Trucking and retiring from ABF. He enjoyed traveling and helping friends and family. He and Erma spent the last 19 winters in Bushnell, Fla.
