Ray McCracken, 75, of Beaumont died February 7, 2005 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston. A native of Galveston and resident of Beaumont since 1988, Ray was a retired maintenance supervisor with Mobil Oil. He also served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict.
He was a loving husband, father, PawPaw, and friend. His love, generosity, and presence will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife, Venice Fay McCracken of Beaumont; daughters, Gloria Godwin and her husband Allen of DeBerry, Debra Hattaway and her husband Dennis of San Antonio, Linda Weidner and her husband Ronald of Bedford, and Nancy Bishop of Irving; sons, Eddie McCracken and his wife Sheila and Bobby McCracken all of Carthage; grandchildren, Kristopher Godwin, Brandon Hattaway, Meredith Hattaway, Karen Bogle, Brandi McCracken, Lacie McCracken, Corey McCracken, Sarah McCracken, Lindsay McCracken, Kyle McCracken, Derek Bishop, and Alex Bishop; and great grandchildren, Kyla Hattaway, Madi Hattaway, Claire Hattaway, Kassidy Bogle, and Shelby Godwin.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Powell McCracken, Sr. and Myrtle McCracken-Ratley; his brothers, Billy McCracken and Roy McCracken; and his grandson, Adam Godwin.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2005 at Broussard’s, 1605 N Major Drive, Beaumont. Graveside services will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Walton Cemetery, Del Ray, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday evening, February 10, 2005 from 6:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. at the Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 5144, Beaumont, Texas 77726-5144 or American Diabetes Association, P. O. Box 22864, Beaumont, Texas 77726-2864.
