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Ray BOATRIGHT (VETERAN WWII)

Huntsville Cemetery
Madison County,
Arkansas

May 15, 1909 - Aug 25, 1961

*Obituary
The Madison County Record
Huntsville, AR
7 Sep 1961

Funeral services for Ray Boatright, 52, of Vinita, Okla. were held here Monday,
August 28. Mr. Boatright died of a heart attack August 25 in a hospital at
Vinita. He was born at Huntsville May 15, 1909, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Boatright.

He moved to Vinita, Okla. in 1934 from Fort Gibson and operated a clothing
store, with the firm later expanding to cover other business enterprises in
association with his brother, Ralph a few years ago to engage in the ranching
business. During the past 25 years he was active in various civic affairs, and
was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He served in the Third Army
Quartermaster Corps during the African invasion during World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian, of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Esther
Schlegel, Orange, Texas, and Mrs. Ardyth Tuepker of Tulsa; one brother, Ralph
Boatright, of Vinita; his father, C. H. Boatright, and step-mother, of Vinita;
and two step-sons, Lt. Thomas Bentley Baines, Valadosta, Ga., and Jerry Blanten
Baines, Tulsa.

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Submitted: 5/29/14 • Approved: 5/29/14 • Last Updated: 1/30/20 • R1007646-G0-S3

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