Irene S. Ray

Name: Visitation
Start: 04/09/2014 06:00 AM
End: 04/09/2014 08:00 PM
Location: Elkin Funeral Service

January 18, 1931 — April 7, 2014

Mrs. Irene Sloop Ray, age 83 of Elkin, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center. She was born January 18, 1931 in Surry County to Lester Sloop and Audrey McCoin Sloop. Mrs. Ray was the longtime face of Cash and Carry Supermarket in Elkin and later became the Marketing Director for Parkwood Retirement Community. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Everette Sloop. Survivors include: her husband of 65 years, Claude Roger Ray; daughters, Jennifer Ray Swaim and her husband James of Elkin and Tracy Ray Lassiter of Charlotte; brothers, Brady Sloop and his wife Christine of Elkin and Sammy Sloop and his wife Jan of Jonesville; grandchildren, Boone Lassiter and Audrey Lassiter; step grandchildren, Missy Swaim Leary and Jeff Swaim; step great grandchildren, Gray Murray, Max Murray, Nicholas Swaim and Olivia Swaim; and dear family friend and caregiver, Rosie Saldivar of Yadkinville. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Friendship Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Elkin Funeral Service. The family requests that memorials be made to The Ark, Post Office Box 130, Elkin, NC 28621. The family would like to thank the staff of Yadkin Nursing Care Center and Hugh Chatham Nursing Center for their care.

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Visitation

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

6:00am - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Elkin Funeral Service

560 North Carolina 268 West, Elkin, NC 28621

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Funeral Service

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)

Friendship Baptist Church

633 Friendship Church Road, Elkin, NC 28621