Mrs. Deborah Jean Ray

August 4, 1954 - November 8, 2020

Deborah Jean Ray passed away peacefully on November 8, 2020. Debbie is known for her love of family, warm personality, and support of friends and community of Alpharetta. As a child she lived in Rossville and Boynton, in North Georgia. Her father, Eugene C. Bowman, deceased, was a Baptist minister, so the family moved to several locations where he pastored. In 1963, the family moved to Metro Atlanta, Snellville, where Debbie graduated from South Gwinnett High School in 1973. Deborah served as a manager of a day care in Marietta at a church pastored by her father; later, worked for a period as a pre-school teacher for the Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. Debbie is survived by her loving husband, Donald Ray, with whom she shared a happy home on Providence Road, where it was her great joy to be a stay-at-home mom. Together the Ray family consists of their two sons, Kyle and Devin Ray and daughter, Jacinda Young. In addition, Deborah has six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She also loved her cats like her own children. Deborah is also survived by her mother, Anna Ruth Bowman, a resident at the Morningside of Alpharetta. In addition, she has an older brother, Ron Bowman, resident of Naples, in Southwest Florida. A private family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date following pandemic restrictions. Flowers are not necessary, but the family would love to read your memories and comments on the Northside Chapel site.