Statham, Bobby Ray   

DIANA -- Graveside services for Bobby Ray Statham, 53, of Diana, will be held 2 p.m. 
Thursday, February 23, 2006, at Ashland Cemetery in Diana, with the Reverend Tony 
Pierce officiating. Funeral services will be under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd 
Funeral Home. Mr. Statham passed away Sunday, February 19, 2006, at his home. Mr. 
Statham was born November 6, 1952, in Oceanside, Calif., to Kenneth R. and Linda 
Statham. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth R. Statham. He is survived 
by his step-mother, Shirley Statham of Trussville, Ala.; mother, Linda Hughes of 
Longview; son, Benjamin Statham of Birmingham, Ala.; daughter, Ashley Farr of 
Longview; sisters, Carol Sipes of Diana, Sheila Thompson of Dallas, Ga., and Pam 
Lawless of Trussville, Ala.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 
5-8 p.m. this evening, February 22, 2006, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/22/2006.