Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameFerelle Ray RYAN 
Birth Date30 Apr 1936
Birth PlaceNevada, Vernon County, Missouri
Death Date20 Jul 2012 Age: 76
Death PlaceJoplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Burial PlaceNevada, Vernon County, Missouri, Newton Burial Park
FatherFrederick Donnelly RYAN (1897-1964)
MotherOpal Agnes LOVELL (1900-1987)
Notes for Ferelle Ray RYAN
Ferrelle Ray Ryan, 76, Nevada, MO, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012, at Freeman West Health System, Joplin, MO, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 30, 1936, in Nevada, MO, to Frederick D. Ryan and Agnes Opal Lovell Ryan. He was married on June 5, 1955, in Nevada, MO, to his high school sweetheart, Donna Kay Doeling, and she survives of the home.
Ray was born and raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1954. He worked for Missouri State Highway Department out of Joplin, MO, as a Survey Party Chief for 36 years, retiring in 1992. He loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild. Ray liked hunting and fishing. He was a self-taught artist and even wrote a book. He was a big supporter of Nevada High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Nevada.
Survivors in addition to his wife Donna, include two sons, Steve Ryan and his wife, Anita and Doug Ryan and his wife, Joyce, all of Nevada, MO, three grandchildren, David Ryan and his wife, Crystal, Butler, MO, Nathan Ryan and Brooklyn Ryan, both of Nevada, MO; one great-grandson, Aidan Ryan, Butler, MO, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Billy Bob Ryan and Gene Ryan, one sister, LaNelle Leer, and one daughter, Sheila Kay Ryan, killed in a car wreck in 1972.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, with Rev. Hubert Fox officiating. Friends may call now and until 9:30 a.m. Monday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.
Memorials may be made in his memory, to the donor's choice c/o Ferry Funeral Home
Funeral Services
At Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO
At 10:00 a.m., Jul 23, 2012
Burial
Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO
Arrangements:
Gerry Funeral Home 301 S. Washington Nevada, MO 64772
(Contributor:Kaye Brittingham)
On Find A Grave.
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Ray was born and raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1954. He worked for Missouri State Highway Department out of Joplin, MO, as a Survey Party Chief for 36 years, retiring in 1992. He loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild. Ray liked hunting and fishing. He was a self-taught artist and even wrote a book. He was a big supporter of Nevada High School and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Nevada.
Survivors in addition to his wife Donna, include two sons, Steve Ryan and his wife, Anita and Doug Ryan and his wife, Joyce, all of Nevada, MO, three grandchildren, David Ryan and his wife, Crystal, Butler, MO, Nathan Ryan and Brooklyn Ryan, both of Nevada, MO; one great-grandson, Aidan Ryan, Butler, MO, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Billy Bob Ryan and Gene Ryan, one sister, LaNelle Leer, and one daughter, Sheila Kay Ryan, killed in a car wreck in 1972.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012, at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, with Rev. Hubert Fox officiating. Friends may call now and until 9:30 a.m. Monday at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada.
Memorials may be made in his memory, to the donor's choice c/o Ferry Funeral Home
Funeral Services
At Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO
At 10:00 a.m., Jul 23, 2012
Burial
Newton Burial Park, Nevada, MO
Arrangements:
Gerry Funeral Home 301 S. Washington Nevada, MO 64772
(Contributor:Kaye Brittingham)
On Find A Grave.
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