Ray Earl Talley
June 7, 1923 ~ December 24, 2005
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Arden ~ Ray Earl Talley, 82, of Linden Street, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, in a Henderson County hospital.
A native of Alva, Okla., he had lived in Arden for 46 years. Ray was son of the late Paul Leroy and Alvina Maltbie Talley. He was a veteran of WW II serving as a 1st Lt., in the United States Air Force and was a life member of the University of Iowa Alumni Association. He was a member of the Tau Beta Pi Fraternity.
Ray served as quality assurance manager with Eaton-Cutler-Hammer for a number of years and was a volunteer at Mission-St Joseph Hospitals trying to cut down on medical errors. He helped make Mission Hospital one of the top 100 in the country for the first time in 1995. He was a long-time volunteer at the N.C. Arboretum. Ray was a member of Arden First Baptist Church serving in various offices.
Ray is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen Cole Talley; two daughters, Donna Gasperson and her husband, Bruce of Ridgecrest, Linda Talley and her husband, Jeff Boone of Mars Hill; a son, Steven Earl Talley and his wife, Lisa of Clayton, NC; and a brother Don Talley and his wife, Carol of Okla. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 10:30 AM on Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with Dr. Joe Babb officiating. Burial will follow 12:00 noon at the Western Carolina State Veteran’s Cemetery in Black Mountain.
The family will receive friends from 9:30 -10:30 AM Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home.
Steve-
I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. He sounds like a wonderful person who kept God, Country and family as a top priority in his life.
Your Co-Worker- Lisa Walker
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these times. Someone once told me that the best way to honor someone who has passed is to pick a trait they had and make it part of your life. God’s peace be with you during the days ahead.
Mark and Robin Craver
Steve,
We were so sorry to hear of your father’s passing. He seems to have been a fine man. May the Holy Ghost comfort you during this time of loss.
Steve,
Please accept our condolences. There is no greater loss than that of a faimily member. May you and your family find peace and solace in this time of sorrow.
This is to express my condolences to the wife and family. Working with Ray for many years at Eaton/Cutler I grew to respect him for the knowledge and quidance that he graciously extended to me but most of all I appreciated the friendship that we developed.
My heart and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow.
Our thoughts are with the family during your time of sorrow.
Mary, We are praying for You & The Family. Ray will be missed . He was a wonderful person. At Church He always came by and spoke to us every Sunday. We missed that to after He was unable to come. we are here if You need us. We love You.
May our God watch over, bless, and keep you and your family as you pass through this time and may He give you the peace that comes only from knowing He loves you.
God Bless
Tom Atkinson
Mary, Billie and I share in your grief but we are encouraged by the fact that Ray is seeing our Lord as we hope we will one day. May God be with you and your family as you both grieve and celebrate his earthly life. We will see him again. In Christian love, Dewey&Billie
Mary Ellen and family,
I was so saddened to read about Ray’s passing in the paper. I know you had some wonderful years together. I was so glad we made it to the anniversary party last spring and got to meet all the children. Esther sends her condolences as well. Bob and I have such fond memories of visiting with you and Ray a few times over the years. We send our love and prayers at this time. May God give you and the family peace and comfort at this difficult time. Unfortunately, we will not be able to come on Wed. but we will be thinking of you and sending our love and prayers.
Love,
Jenny, Bob, Austin Frady and Esther Cole
Steve,
We are thinking about you during this difficult time of loss for you and your family. I noticed your Dad was a QA manager for Eaton Cutler Hammer and that his talents were used in helping hospitals.
To Mr. Talley’s family,friends, and loved ones, As I read Ray’s Obituary in Monday’s newspaper, thoughts of the many years that we worked together at Cutler-Hammer came quickly back to me. In 1979,I was a young upstart down from ‘ New Jersey’, given an opportunity to work in the Materials Dept. and Ray and I had many day to day dealings together. I will always think of Ray as a man of integrity and principles, and he taught me many things about how to operate within a ‘Southern’ manufacturing plant.
Many people will miss him, and please add me to that group.
Dear Mary,
We are praying for you, and for your children, daily. We are so thankful for having had the privilege of knowing, and loving Ray. He shared such wisdom in so many subjects, and such adorable humor in various situations and we are forever better for having been able to count him as our friend, and brother in Christ. Thank you for the wonderful knowledge of North Carolina, you both gave us an invaluable history of our adopted state. Thank you for the many after church lunches in Mills River, the trip to Cherokee, and the late night trip to Waffle House. While we grieve the loss of Ray’s presence, we rejoice at the thought of Ray’s first Christmas with Christ. What a glorious celebration must be happening right now as Ray has the greatest family reunion in many years, all on the streets of gold, beside his new mansion which will be waiting for you to adorn with your grace and beauty one day in God’s time. We love you dearly, Mary, and keep you in our prays and thankful praises to our Lord daily. Melissa, Mark, and Sara Caroline Childers
I’m so sorry for your loss. Sorry I wasn’t there at the hospital for you. If there is anyting I can do to help the family please call me.
God Bless all of you.
Love Wanda
I’m so sorry for your loss. Sorry I wasn’t there at the hospital for you. If there is anyting I can do to help the family please call me.
God Bless all of you.
Love Wanda
LINDA AND JEFF:
LINDA , SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE PASSING OF YOUR FATHER. WE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HIM. I AM SURE HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL. YOU HAVE OUR SYMPTHY AND PRAYERS. LOVE VERNA MAE & JR. RICE
Dear Mary Ellen,
We were saddened to hear of Ray’s passing. We remember our friendship with him these past years. Our thoughts are with you and your family at this time.
Love,
Ruth and Roy English
Thanks for including me as one of your Friends Steve.
May the peace of Christ help you and your family with this temporary loss…..
Steve and Linda
We are so sorry to hear about the passing of your father, our prayers are with you and your families during this time of loss.
Love and Prayers
Sorry to hear about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Fletcher Cleaners
Steve-
Sorry to hear of the loss of your father. I did not know anything about your dad, but after reading some of the history of his life, I can tell he will be dearly missed.
My thoughts will be with you.
Steve and Family~
I am so sorry to hear about your loss!
From reading the guestbook it seems like your Dad was a great man who loved the Lord.
His first Christmas in Heaven – Wow! He probably saw my Grandmother who spent her first Christmas in Heaven this year too.
Your family will be in my prayers.
The father and son relationship is always a unique and very important for the entire family, which builds the base and a generation can rely on it.
He will be in my prayers.
Have a Faith in GOD, it is he, who grants the strength to accept things, which are other wise extremely difficult.
My thoughs and prayers are with you in your loss.
Chip….
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.’
Steve, I am so sorry to hear about your Father. We are all thinking about you and your family.
Steve and Family,
I am very sorry to learn of your loss on December 24th. Your dad was obviously a very fine man in serving his country and helping others through his volunteer work. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Steve,
I was very sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. Based on your comments about your dad during our recent trip, it was clear that you had thought a great deal of him. I am sure that you will miss him dearly.
Regards,
Phil
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Talley family at this time.
Steve,
We are very sorry to hear about your father’s passing. Our prayers are with you and your family in this time of mourning.
Miguel & Catherine Chavez
To the Talley family,
I was deeply saddened by the news of Ray’s death. I am honored to have known, respected, and admired him for so many years. I know he will be missed greatly. However, he is rejoicing in Heaven! I know that my daughter greeted him as he entered God’s wonderful kingdom. Know that you are in my prayers.
Love, Your sister in Christ,
Kathi
Steve,
May the warm memories of your father soothe you in this difficult time and help you be at peace. My prayers are with you and your family.
To the family of Ray Talley:
Although I did not know Ray, I have
known and worked with Steve, his son for many years. Reading the obituary, it is evident that Ray lived a very high quality life and will continue to serve God valiantly in heaven.
You all have my condolences for your great loss and my prayer that his strength will be passed on to each and every one of you.
Regards,
Jim Alexander
Steve,
My support, condolences and prayers go out to you and your family during this great time of lost. I can truely understand your sorrow and pain due to the recent lost also of my mother earlier this month. Please pass on my Condolences to the rest of your family and understand that GOD truely has a plan for us all.
With deepest sympathy from my family to yours..
Your friend & co-worker – Robert Snowden
Steve,
My prayer is that you and your family will be at peace with God’s decision and that you will be blessed throughout all of this trauma. You will be in my daily prayers!
So sorry to hear about the loss of your Dad. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.