Shirley Ray

Shirley Weaver Ray (79) was born September 10, 1943, and passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Choctaw County Medical Center in Ackerman, MS.

Shirley worked for 28 years at Georgia Pacific in Louisville, MS, as a secretary.  Afterwards, she worked 10 years for Dr. Raymond Orgler, Sr. at Starkville, Mississippi and Louisville, Mississippi as his secretary.  

She loved attending church, going to Eastern Star, reading, playing dominos, working outside, and being with her family.

Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, Amos and Bertha King; 3 sisters, Judy Caviness of California, Betty King of Texas, Kathy Kellum of Calhoun City, MS; and her former husband, Rich Weaver of Ackerman, MS.

She is survived by her husband, Charlie B. “Buck” Ray, Jr. of Ackerman, MS; 1 son, William Tim “Billy Tim” Platt and friend, Margaret Jones, of Pennsylvania; 2 daughters, Lynelle (Smokey) Miles of Ackerman, MS, and Alicia (Jerry) Peters of Starkville, MS; 2 step-daugters Paula (Michael) Moore of Ackerman, MS, and Pam (Steve) Sullivan of Preston, MS; 1 brother William Roy (Penny) King of Tampa, FL; 2 grandsons, William Timothy, Jr. (Kyira) Platt of Levelland, TX, and Robert Collins of Sturgis, MS; 1 step-grandson, Brady (Angel) Clay of Maben, MS; 2 step-granddaughters, Stephanie (Trey) Hardin of Calhoun City, MS, Kristin (Justin) Hendrix of Preston, MS; great-grandchildren, Eilah Rain Platt, Ethyn Matthew Platt, Eilana Grace Platt of Levelland, TX, Aliza Collins of Mathiston, MS; step-great-grandchildren, Owen Hardin, Oakley Hardin, and Ava Burk Hardin of Calhoun City, MS, Kasey Clay of Ackerman, MS, Millie June Clay of Maben, MS, and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Services will be held at Concord Baptist Church off Highway 15 near Ackerman, MS, on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., with burial at Chester Baptist Church.  Visitation will be Friday night, September 1, 2023, from 5:30 till 7:30 p.m. at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS, and from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Concord Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS.

In lieu of flowers, family asks that donations be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105, OR Shriners Hospital for Children, Processing Center, PO Box 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394-7765.