Ray Whitby

Raymond Leach Whitby, 98, of Milan died Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday at Bodkin Funeral Home. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery in Milan.
Visitation was from 2 p.m. until hour of services Sunday at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
He was a member of First Assembly of God in Milan. He retired from the Milan Arsenal, where he worked as a painter.
He was a U.S. Army veteran who proudly served in World War II. He was a lifetime member of the Milan VFW and was a Mason for over 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Juanita Whitby of Milan; two sons, Danny and Sherry Whitby and David Whitby, all of Milan; two daughters, Carol Morris and Steve of Milan and Linda Whitby of Nashville; a brother, Charles Whitby of Union City; two grandchildren, Jon Jay Whitby and Melanie Lutes and husband, Michael; and two great-grandchildren, Noel and Ryan Lutes.
He is preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas Whitby and Willie Leach Whitby; an infant son, Jerry Lynn Whitby; three brothers; and two sisters.

Published 5.28.18