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Ray L. Butcher 1938-2017

WARREN — Ray L. Butcher, 79, of Warren, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at his daughter’s home in Youngstown.

He was born Jan. 18, 1938, in Clarksburg, W.Va., and had lived in Ohio since 1966.

A 1956 graduate of Washington Irving High School in Clarksburg, Ray retired from General Motors after 41 years as a repairman. He enjoyed working around his house, a good game of horseshoes and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was an auxiliary member of the VFW in Newton Falls.

Loving memories of Ray will live in his four children, Debra (Mike) Godbey of Somerset, Ky., Ray C. (Susan) Butcher of Myrtle Beach, Rosemary (Windell) Lockett of Youngstown and Richard F. (Kathy) Butcher of Warren; nine grandchildren, James Ray (Michele) Strickland, Rachel Marie Rose (Brandon) Morrow, Heidi Marie (Richard Suleman) Straitiff, Bethany Rose (John) Gillespie, Alexandra Michelle (Jacob Seamons) Lesnoski, Jeffrey Goodman, Sara Goodman, Olivia Goodman and Joshua Butcher; three great-grandchildren, Lucas Stephen Morrow, Jack Joseph and Brooklyn Rose Seamons, and awaiting the birth of another great-grandson; five sisters, Barbara Johnson of Roanoke, Va., Sharon Alonso of Clarksburg, W.Va., Brenda Conley of Mount Clare, W.Va., and Linda Altovilla and Terry Felts, both of Clarksburg; three brothers, Gerald of Mineral Ridge and Richard and Ronnie Joe Butcher, both of Clarksburg; and a brother-in-law, John (Charylene) Chipps of Clarksburg.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Glenna Chipps Butcher, whom he married April 8, 1957, and who died July 10, 2010; four sisters, Olive Pearl “Bobby” Boyce, Margaret “Peggy” Schweinbraten, Sarah Elizabeth Spohn and Rosemary Tingler; and a brother, James Butcher.

Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, with Ray’s nephew, the Rev. Robert Shingleton of Shinnston, W.Va., officiating. Friends may call 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The burial of his urn will take place at Champion Township Cemetery at a later date.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, 962 North Road NE, Warren, Ohio 44483, 330-394-6200. Dedicated to serving your loved ones.

This obituary may be viewed and condolences sent to www.statonborowskifuneralhome.com.

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