Ray, Helen Blount

Services for Helen Blount Ray, 91, of Longview, will be at 
2 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the First Baptist Church 
Ford Chapel, with Dr. Tim Watson officiating. Burial will 
follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Services are under the 
direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Ms. Ray passed 
away Saturday evening, March 3, 2007, at a local nursing home. 
Helen was born June 4, 1915, in Troup, Texas, to Monty and 
Lula Blount. She had been in the Longview area since 1933. 
She was married to L.C. Ray on June 25, 1935, in Longview. 
She worked as a secretary for Dickenson & Harrison Insurance 
and Northcutt Insurance agencies. Ms. Ray taught Sunday School 
and Training Union at First Baptist Church for 20 years. After 
she retired, she enjoyed doing volunteer work in the church 
library for 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, 
L.C. Ray in 1987. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-
law, Helen Ann and Glynne Weesner of Plano, and Linda "Tweet" 
and Jim Hurst of Longview; grandchildren and their spouses, 
Kristi and Bob Artman of Allen, Leigh Ann and David Cadenhead 
of Allen, James Garland Hurst of Houston,, John Russell Hurst 
of Portland, Oregon, Jay Harrison Hurst of Houston, Guyla 
Weesner of Plano and Johnny and Laurie Weesner of Plano; great-
grandchildren, Chase Trice of Allen, Kirk Humes of Allen, 
Landon Weesner and Leah Weesner of Plano, Braydon Stroud of 
Plano and Courtney Cadenhead of Allen; great-niece, Mary Shrier 
and her husband, Dee, of Fort Worth; and special cousin, Alene 
Moore of Longview. The family would like to extend special 
thanks to the Highland Pines Nursing Home staff. Memorial 
donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Library, 209 
E. South Street, Longview, TX 75601. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. 
this evening, March 6, 2007, at the funeral home. A memorial 
guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/6/2007.