Ray Cornelison, Jr.

Services for Ray Cornelison, Jr., will be 2:00 pm, August 7, 2022, at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Barry Jameson. Burial will follow at Salona Cemetery in Bowie, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Saturday, August 6, also at the funeral home. Ray passed away August 2, in Wichita Falls, Texas, surrounded by loved ones.

He was born December 26, 1963, in Bowie, Texas, to parents Ray Cornelison, Sr., and Patricia Ann Cornelison (Lary).

Ray was a florist for 13 years and owned a shop in Decatur called ‘A Ray of Flowers’. When he wasn’t running his business, he enjoyed painting and horseback riding.

Pallbearers in attendance will be Jacob Cornelison, Caleb Cornelison, Robert Hyden, Glenn Major, Michael Cornelison, and Ethan Alexandra.

He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Albert E. Lary and Johnie Mae Lary, of Springtown, paternal grandfather, JV Cornelison, and great-grandmother Effie Cornelison.

Ray is survived by his parents Ray and Pat Cornelison, life partner Justin Sanders, brother Jeffrey Lance Cornelison and wife Deanna, of Bridgeport, nephews Caleb Cornelison, and Jacob and his wife Allison, as well as extended family.

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