Timothy B. Ray

RAY – Tim Ray, age 47, of Roswell went home to be with Jesus on July 3, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Mary Sue Ray of Roswell; parents, Jerry and Judy Ray of Mountain Park; sister, Teresa Ray of Mountain Park; brother, Terry Ray of Cumming and a number of aunts, uncles, and cousins. The Ray family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 6, from 2 to 8:00 pm at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors. Funeral services celebrating Tim’s life will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 11:00 am in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Tony Allen, Pastor Mirek Hufton, and Pastor Ken Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Tim had requested that donations be made to World Harvest Church for Christian Centre Buffalo Flats. Christian Centre Buffalo Flats is a church in one of the poverty-stricken areas of E. London, South Africa that Tim and Mary Sue have grown to love since Mary Sue’s first mission trip there in 2004. Please make checks payable to World Harvest Church with “In Memory of Tim Ray” in the memo section. Please mail checks to the church at World Harvest Church, 320 Hardscrabble Road, Roswell, GA 30075. Tim was a man of faith in God and a wonderful, loving, dedicated husband, son, and brother. Tim loved life and was never without a quick-witted answer. Tim brought life and laughter to any gathering he was a part of. Most of all, Tim had a passion to share the Gospel with others and led many people to faith in Jesus Christ over the years. Tim never met a stranger and would give the shirt off of his back to help someone in need – from the homeless person on the street to the one who may have just lost their job. Tim took seriously the words of Jesus in Matt. 25:35-36, 40, “for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me…Assuredly, I say to you inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” When Tim met people for the first time, he instantly made them feel at ease in a conversation. Tim’s humor was contagious, and Mary Sue was often told how fun it must be to live with Tim. Tim never wavered in his trust in God and belief that God would heal him. The strength and faith with which he fought this battle is an example for all. So now we celebrate Tim’s life with joy and laughter – because that’s what he would have wanted!

Timothy B. Ray

October 31, 1962 - July 3, 2010