Ray I. Worley
February 12, 1923 ~ June 24, 2003
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
RAY I. WORLEY
Ray I. Worley, 80, of 3357 New eicester Highway, Leicester, died Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the Hospice Solace Center following a long illness.
Mr. Worley was a native of Buncombe County and was an Army veteran of WW II. He was the son of the late E. I. and Grace Whitted Worley. He was a member of Leicester United Methodist Church. He retired in 1987 from the National Climatic Center in Asheville after 32 years of service.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Alma Price Worley. Together they raised three children and together they grieved the loss of one son, Gregg Worley and one grandson Brad Lee Worley.
In addition to his wife he is survived by a son, Gary Worley and his wife Jackie of Crabtree in Haywood County, and a daughter Gracie Silver and her husband Ronnie of Asheville. Also surviving to grieve the loss of “Papaw Ray” are five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. His grandchildren are Mitzi Cooper and her husband Doug of Leicester, Gregory Worley and his wife Lynn of Leicester, Heidi Harper and her husband Dee of Asheville, Heather Brookshire and her husband Chris of Asheville and Heath Silver of Huntersville. His great-grandchildren are Tanner and Taylor Grace Brookshire, Cody and Dalton Cooper, Devon and Avery Raye Harper, and Bradley Ray Worley.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Wendell Brittain and Bill Gillespie officiating.
Burial will be at Paynes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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May God bless you all and our prayers are with you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you today. May God grant you comfort in the days ahead.
I worked for many, many years with Ray at NCDC (one detail in his area, also). There wasn’t a nicer gentleman around than Ray.
I just wanted the family to know that Ray was more than a former supervisor to me, He was one of my ‘BEST FRIENDS’..We had many good laughs together and I will always remember the memories that we shared..One special trait that Ray had, was the Love that he had for his family..He always had a story to tell about his family and he was proud of each of you!! Today I share with your grief and pain with the passing of Ray, but my prayer is that we will meet again..
Dear family of Ray Worley,
I was saddened to learn of Ray’s passing. I remember well those days when we both worked at the old Federal Building. He was always able to incorporate a lot of ‘fun’ in with his supervisory responsibilities. My sincerest expresssions of heartfelt sympathy go out to Mrs. Alma Worley and all the family, with special mention to
Mrs. Mitzi Cooper & husband, Doug.
Sorry to hear about Ray. It’s been a long time since I had seen Ray and Alma, but I can remember some great times we used to have.
Alma, We are thinking about you and the family. You have our sympathy and we will really miss Ray.
Ruth, Marc, and Matt
MRS. WORLEY, GARY, GRACIE, GREGORY & LYNN, MITZI & DOUG, AND FAMILY; THERE IS NO FINER A FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR, THAN RAY WAS TO US. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER RAY, AND SORELY MISS SEEING HIM COME BY OUR HOME. OUR PRAYERS, AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU. MIKE & BELINDA RANDALL
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time for the loss of your loved one.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. May God give you comfort and strength, we love you,
Bob & June
Although I may have tears in my eyes I have a smile on my face of the fond memories. The tears will soon go away but the memories will last forever.
Was so sorry to hear about Ray. I worked at NCDC with him for a number of years and thought he was a wonderful coworker and friend. May God Bless the family. Donna Lefler