Obituary for Dorothy (Hubbard) Ray

DOROTHY (HUBBARD) RAY

Dorothy (Hubbard) Ray, 91, of Liberty, passed away on October 11,2021. She was born on December 1,1929, in London, Kentucky to the late James Everett Hubbard and Nellie Jane Dees.  

She later married the love of her life and the father of her children, James Alvin Ray, on August 30, 1948 in Winchester, Kentucky. They shared many memories before he passed away in 1983.  

Dorothy was involved in the Richmond Bowling league. In her spare time, she loved crocheting, quilting and cooking. She spent countless hours in her garden where she taught her grandchildren how to can and jar fresh fruits and vegetables.  

She had also served as a nursing aid and cook at the Park Manor Nursing Home for some time as well.   

She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Patsy Slone; grandchildren; Rosalee Collett, Ann McCoy, Jennifer (Dean) Bye, James Isaac (Amy) Townsend, Brownlow (Jennifer) Townsend and Brian Patrick (Krista) Townsend; four brothers, Joe, John, Walter, and Drexal Hubbard; a sister, Mary Puckett; 15 great grandchildren, 10 great-great grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.  

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Townsend, and an infant son, James Alvin Ray Jr.; two brothers, Junior Hubbard and Ronnie Hubbard; and three sisters, Linda Davis, Beulah Powers, and Irene Puckett.  

Visitation for Dorothy will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, Liberty, from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at 1 p.m. officiated by Rev. Dean Van Winkle. A graveside service will immediately follow at West point cemetery in Liberty.