Ethel "Jean" Ray (Eugenia Ray)
Ethel "Jean" Ray, 62, of Elyria died at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Avon on Tuesday, August 2, 1994, after an illness of several months.
Born in East Cleveland, Miss Ray moved to Oberlin in 1951 and graduated from Oberlin High School in 1952. She moved to Elyria in 1952.
She worked for the city of Elyria as a school crossing guard for 20 years. She also was a cook at the Porterhouse Restaurant and Libra Capri, both in Elyria.
She was a member of East Elyria Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses.
Survivors include a brother, Oscar "Buster" Ray Jr. of Cleveland, and sisters Geraldine James and Eleanor Gorman, both of Parma, and Nellie Mitchell of Ashtabula. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Lois Ray; a sister, Lois; and a brother, James.
A memorial service was held at 1:30 pm Saturday at the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall, 39099 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Elyria. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park in Bedford. The Dicken Funeral Home, Elyria, handled arrangements.