Ray Washington Pressley
April 22, 1912 ~ April 1, 2002
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Ray W. Pressley, 89, of 12 Warren Creek Road, Candler, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at the Hospice Solace Center.
Mr. Pressley was born in Haywood County and was a son of the late Burgin and Zora Grogan Pressley. He was married to the late Geneva Davis Pressley who died in 1984, and was also preceded in death
by five brothers, six sisters, and one son. He served in the Marine Corps during WW II.
He is survived by two daughters, Louise Cogburn of
Candler and Hazel Rickman of Macon, GA; eight grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and a special friend Dennis Whitted.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 am Thursday at Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery
with the Rev. Bill Arrington and Chaplain Jane Curran officiating.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton
Avenue.
My favorite memory of grandaddy is of him tapping my bedroom window in the summertime, and saying ‘Get up Morning Glory.’ He was always interesting and fun. We loved him a lot.
Love, (Grandaughter) Donna, Cy , Matt & Casey
I am saddened by Great-Uncle Ray’s passing but he is in a better place. Reunited with his family. My thoughts and prays go out to his family at this time. Julia Ann Cooke Hendricks
Some of my fondest memories are of sitting around the campfire at Coontree with Ray and Geneva hearing stories of his youth and the day’s fishing. I’m sorry to hear of his passing, but will always treasure the memories. The family is in my prayers. Don Brookshire
I will always remember the way my grandmother, Rachel Clontz would talk so fondly of her brother. I remember the visits at his house and his workshop. I still can hear him play the dulcimer. I will miss you Uncle Ray. Kalen too will miss you he still talks about the river rocks.