Sharon Warren Ray
September 8, 1943 ~ May 26, 2004
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Sharon Ann Warren Ray, 60, of 11 East Ridge Court, Fairview, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004, at Hospice Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Littleton Warren and Nell Neil Howell Warren and was also preceded in death by a sister, Lanelle Tweed. She worked as an administrative specialist for the Division of Family Medicine at MAHEC for 15 years and was a member of Nesbitts Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas (Tommy) Richard Ray; three sons and their wives, Andrew Thomas and Kimberly Marlowe Ray, Randall Richard and Paula Shultz Ray, and Mark Anthony and Tammy Sprinkle Ray, all of Fairview; five sisters, Bernydene Shepherd, Jean McIntosh and Margaret McQueen, all of Fairview, Emily Cabe of Hickory and Pat Edwards of Asheville; two brothers, Tom Warren of Asheville and Dan Warren of Lake Hartwell, GA; five grandchildren, Brandon Littleton Ray, Brittany Marlowe Ray, Richard Gordon Ray, Hunter Marcus Ray and Damon Bruce Burnette.
Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Nesbitts Chapel United Methodist Church with the Reverend Barry Sutton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 6:30-8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and request that memorials be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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Emma’s Grove Baptist is praying for the family at this time.
We send our deepest sympathy for all the family. You have been really good friends over the years. Sharon will be greatly missed.God Bless and comfort all the family at this time of need. We love you all.
Don and Dianna Birchfied
Faith Chapel Baptist Church
Our deepest sympathy goes out to your family at this time
Keeping you in our thoughts and
prayers
Debbie DeBruhl & family
We are so sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts & prayers.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Sharon will be missed by many for her caring about people and giving of herself . She was a special and precious friend. I am glad that she touched by life.
My thoughts and prayers are with Sharon’s family.
I worked with Sharon for two years at MAHEC. She was a wonderful supervisor and a very dear friend. I will truly miss her.
Love,
Carol
UNCLE TOM AND FAMILY, WE ARE SO SORRY FOR ALL OUR LOSS IN SUCH A WONDERFUL LADY, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH EACH OF YOU. LOVE CECIL AND JOANN
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in your time of loss. Sharon was a blessed mother and will be greatly missed.
Love to all,
Jamie, Sheila & Kids
You are in are thoughts and prayers. Sorry for your loss.
I worked with Sharon at MAHEC-FHC for 4&1/2 Years.Before i went to work some where else. She was always so nice and helpful in so many ways to me.She was just such a special human being.I’m so sorry to hear that she is gone I didn’t even know she had been sick.
I know she will be missed.
My heart goes out to her family.
Sincerly,
Debbie
Sharon was my supervisor and a good friend. She was a special person. She was missed while sick and will continue to be. My thoughts are with the family.