Minor, Raymond E. 

Services for Raymond E. Minor, 79, of Longview, will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2006, 
at Mobberly Baptist Church, with Dr. Laney Johnson officiating. Services are under 
the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Minor passed away Tuesday 
evening, May 2, 2006, at his home. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday evening, 
May 4, 2006, at the funeral home. Raymond was born July 13, 1926, in Henderson, Texas, 
to Ralph and Zelma Minor. After high school, he proudly served his country as a 
sergeant in the United States Army during World War II from 1944-1946, when he was a 
member of the 8th Army 1st Calvary Division. After the war ended, Mr. Minor served in 
Japan with the occupation forces for one year. He returned to Longview in 1947, and 
after working at LeTourneau for a short time, he went to work for Southwestern Bell. 
After 34 years with Southwestern Bell, Mr. Minor retired on his 55th birthday in 1981. 
Raymond, along with his wife of 58 years, Virginia, was a long-time member of Mobberly 
Baptist Church and the Primetime Sunday School Class. He was also a devoted member of 
the Pythian Lodge and the Cherry Springs Hunting Club. Raymond was preceded in death 
by his parents; and two brothers, James and Ralph Minor. He is survived by his wife, 
Virginia; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Terry Shumate; granddaughter, Stephanie 
Jeffrey and her husband, Randall; two great-grandchildren, Preston and Brittany; 
sisters and brother-in-law, Darlene and Alvin Pliler, and Joyce Carroll; and brother 
and sister-in-law, Billy and Claudell Minor. A memorial guestbook may be signed online 
at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/4/2006.