BOONEVILLE – Raymond Stanford "Ray" Yancey, 79, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Rienzi to Clyde Herbert Yancey and Mary S. Stanford Yancey. He was employed for most of his working life at the American Motors auto manufacturing plant in Kenosha, Wis. He was a member of Rienzi Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, auto repair and camping.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 18, at Booneville Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. David Heg and Bro. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Rienzi Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Adell Juanita England Yancey, whom he married on March 2, 1957; a son, Jimmy Yancey of Laveen, Ariz.; a daughter, Pamela Carrigan (Benjamin) of Front Royal, Va.; two brothers, Harold Yancey (Frankie) and Gerald Yancey (Maxine), all of Rienzi; three sisters, Evelyn Thompson (Sarge) of Union Grove, Wis., Sarah Eaton (Jimmy) of Rienzi and Nell McCoy of Shannon; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Eli Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nathaniel Guy Raymond Carrigan of Cleveland, Tenn., Joshua Parker Carrigan of Virginia Beach, Va., Madalyn Ruth Jaques of Stephen City, Va., Zebulan Charles Michael Carrigan, Evelyn Mary-Adell Carrigan and Abigail Hannah Carrigan, all of Front Royal, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Yancey; his parents; and eight siblings, Robert Yancey, Mildred Yancey, Marion Yancey, Lois Reed, Charles Yancey, Willard Richardson, Joe Yancey and Jim Yancey.
Pallbearers are Benjamin Carrigan, Nathaniel Carrigan, Joshua Carrigan and Zebulan Carrigan.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on Dec. 18, 2013
Services will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 18, at Booneville Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. David Heg and Bro. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Rienzi Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Adell Juanita England Yancey, whom he married on March 2, 1957; a son, Jimmy Yancey of Laveen, Ariz.; a daughter, Pamela Carrigan (Benjamin) of Front Royal, Va.; two brothers, Harold Yancey (Frankie) and Gerald Yancey (Maxine), all of Rienzi; three sisters, Evelyn Thompson (Sarge) of Union Grove, Wis., Sarah Eaton (Jimmy) of Rienzi and Nell McCoy of Shannon; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Eli Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nathaniel Guy Raymond Carrigan of Cleveland, Tenn., Joshua Parker Carrigan of Virginia Beach, Va., Madalyn Ruth Jaques of Stephen City, Va., Zebulan Charles Michael Carrigan, Evelyn Mary-Adell Carrigan and Abigail Hannah Carrigan, all of Front Royal, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Yancey; his parents; and eight siblings, Robert Yancey, Mildred Yancey, Marion Yancey, Lois Reed, Charles Yancey, Willard Richardson, Joe Yancey and Jim Yancey.
Pallbearers are Benjamin Carrigan, Nathaniel Carrigan, Joshua Carrigan and Zebulan Carrigan.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on Dec. 18, 2013
BOONEVILLE – Raymond Stanford "Ray" Yancey, 79, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1934, in Rienzi to Clyde Herbert Yancey and Mary S. Stanford Yancey. He was employed for most of his working life at the American Motors auto manufacturing plant in Kenosha, Wis. He was a member of Rienzi Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, auto repair and camping.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 18, at Booneville Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. David Heg and Bro. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Rienzi Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Adell Juanita England Yancey, whom he married on March 2, 1957; a son, Jimmy Yancey of Laveen, Ariz.; a daughter, Pamela Carrigan (Benjamin) of Front Royal, Va.; two brothers, Harold Yancey (Frankie) and Gerald Yancey (Maxine), all of Rienzi; three sisters, Evelyn Thompson (Sarge) of Union Grove, Wis., Sarah Eaton (Jimmy) of Rienzi and Nell McCoy of Shannon; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Eli Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nathaniel Guy Raymond Carrigan of Cleveland, Tenn., Joshua Parker Carrigan of Virginia Beach, Va., Madalyn Ruth Jaques of Stephen City, Va., Zebulan Charles Michael Carrigan, Evelyn Mary-Adell Carrigan and Abigail Hannah Carrigan, all of Front Royal, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Yancey; his parents; and eight siblings, Robert Yancey, Mildred Yancey, Marion Yancey, Lois Reed, Charles Yancey, Willard Richardson, Joe Yancey and Jim Yancey.
Pallbearers are Benjamin Carrigan, Nathaniel Carrigan, Joshua Carrigan and Zebulan Carrigan.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on Dec. 18, 2013
Services will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 18, at Booneville Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. David Heg and Bro. Charlie Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Rienzi Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Adell Juanita England Yancey, whom he married on March 2, 1957; a son, Jimmy Yancey of Laveen, Ariz.; a daughter, Pamela Carrigan (Benjamin) of Front Royal, Va.; two brothers, Harold Yancey (Frankie) and Gerald Yancey (Maxine), all of Rienzi; three sisters, Evelyn Thompson (Sarge) of Union Grove, Wis., Sarah Eaton (Jimmy) of Rienzi and Nell McCoy of Shannon; seven grandchildren, Benjamin Eli Carrigan of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Nathaniel Guy Raymond Carrigan of Cleveland, Tenn., Joshua Parker Carrigan of Virginia Beach, Va., Madalyn Ruth Jaques of Stephen City, Va., Zebulan Charles Michael Carrigan, Evelyn Mary-Adell Carrigan and Abigail Hannah Carrigan, all of Front Royal, Va.; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Yancey; his parents; and eight siblings, Robert Yancey, Mildred Yancey, Marion Yancey, Lois Reed, Charles Yancey, Willard Richardson, Joe Yancey and Jim Yancey.
Pallbearers are Benjamin Carrigan, Nathaniel Carrigan, Joshua Carrigan and Zebulan Carrigan.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on Dec. 18, 2013
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