Myrtle Marie Ray

Myrtle Marie Ray, 62 of Kenna passed away June 24, 2019 at Camden Clark Medical Center following a short illness. She was born March 5, 1957 in Ripley, a daughter of Lenora Casto Persinger and the Late Henry Clinton Persinger. She was a homemaker. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Ray; sister Connie Higgins and brother Ernest Persinger. She is survived by her mother, Lenora Casto Persinger; children, Becky, Jacob, Mark, Jess, Christina, Vincent, Mindy and Elizabeth; sisters, Barbara (Tony) Gearhart, Diannia (Don) Benson, Angela Jenkins and Brenda Sprauge; brothers Walter Persinger and Henry Clayton Persinger and brother-in-lwa John Higgins. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with Pastor Billy Casto officiating. Burial will be in the Alonzo Casto Family Cemetery, Kenna. Friends may call one hour (1-2 pm) at the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.waybrightfuneralhome.com