January 12, 1954-May 31, 2023
Bobby Joe Ray, 69, of Waco passed away peacefully at his residence Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Monday, June 5, 2023, at Bellmead Funeral Home with burial at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 -1:00 prior to the Funeral Service. Bobby was born January 12, 1954, in Waco to Johnny and Gracie (Wills) Ray. He was the youngest son of ten kids. He worked in a family business with his brothers and father as contractors for JC Ray and Sons. He later went to work at Katy Railroad which later became Union Pacific Railroad and he retired in the early 2000s. Bobby loved spending time with his family, barbequing, and playing games.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers Robert, James, and Enoch, and three sisters, Linda, Patricia, and Connie. He is survived by his daughters, Brandie Wade (Chris), and Kristen Daniel (Cody), his grandchildren, Branden and Waylon Wade and Taylor and Kyndel Dempsey, and Patience Daniel; two sisters, Dorothy Ingram and Judy Wills and one brother Richard Ray and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Michael and Scotty Ray, Cody Daniel, and Chris, Branden, and Waylon Wade.