Lorenzo Gaines
Pallbearers Lakeside High School Class of 1967
Flower Attendants Lakeside High School Class of 1967
Interment Decatur City Cemetery
Celebration of Life for
Ray Lorenzo Gaines
Acknowledgment The family of Mr. Ray L. Gaines extends to you their heartfelt thanks for all of the love and generosity shown to them at this difficult time. We are never quite prepared to give up a loved one but we realize that God knows best. We ask that you keep us in your prayers. May God bless and keep you.
1949 –2017 Friday, June 9, 2017 11:00 a.m.
Macedonia C. P. Church in America 103 13th Avenue, NW Decatur, Alabama 35601 www.reynoldsfh.com
1820 Old Moulton Rd, SW Decatur, AL 35601 The Rev. Dr. G. Lynne Herring, Officiating
About His Life . . . Ray Lorenzo Gaines was born August 21, 1949 to the late Dorothy
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Thompson Gaines and Roy L. Gaines, in Morgan County, Alabama.
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He accepted Christ at an early age and attended King’s Memorial United Methodist Church. Ray attended the Decatur City Schools, graduating from Lakeside High School in 1967. He also attended Alabama A&M University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. Ray entered the Air Force where he became a Staff Sergeant. After leaving the military he was employed at Monsanto and then later at Daikin of America.
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He enjoyed watching sports and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a quiet, gentle, humorous, loving man who never met a stranger.
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He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Myrtle Thompson and Ollie Mae Bowman.
Eulogy
He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving and devoted wife of 44 years, Mollie “Annette” Gaines of Decatur; daughters, Tameka Goode, Tasha Green (Adrian) both of Decatur; son, Ramon Gaines (Elsa) of Decatur; son-in-law, Emmitt Goode III of Decatur; brother, Darnell Ellison (Maxine) of Decatur; half-brother, Eric Dancy (Chandra) of Decatur; sister, Donna Young (Rodney) of Decatur; uncle, Johnny Thompson of Decatur; mother-in-law, Mollie Thomas of Decatur; sister-in-law, Jackie Fletcher (Tommy) of Atlanta, GA; two brothers-in-law, Bobby and George Thomas of Decatur; five grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Oh, How I Love Jesus
Scripture
The Rev. Edward Franklin
Prayer
The Rev. Edward Franklin
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Dr. James Reginald Jackson The Rev. Dr. G. Lynne Herring “I’ll Walk In”
Sis. Linda Raybon
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Miss Me, But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road, And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little – but not for long, And not with your head bowed low, Remember the loved that once we shared, Miss me, but let me go.
For this is a journey we must all take, And each must go alone. It’s all part of the master plan, A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart, Go to the friends we know, Laugh at all the things we used to do. Miss me, but let me go.
Anonymous
Flower Attendants Lakeside High School Class of 1967
Interment Decatur City Cemetery
Celebration of Life for
Ray Lorenzo Gaines
Acknowledgment The family of Mr. Ray L. Gaines extends to you their heartfelt thanks for all of the love and generosity shown to them at this difficult time. We are never quite prepared to give up a loved one but we realize that God knows best. We ask that you keep us in your prayers. May God bless and keep you.
1949 –2017 Friday, June 9, 2017 11:00 a.m.
Macedonia C. P. Church in America 103 13th Avenue, NW Decatur, Alabama 35601 www.reynoldsfh.com
1820 Old Moulton Rd, SW Decatur, AL 35601 The Rev. Dr. G. Lynne Herring, Officiating
About His Life . . . Ray Lorenzo Gaines was born August 21, 1949 to the late Dorothy
Order of Service
Thompson Gaines and Roy L. Gaines, in Morgan County, Alabama.
Processional
He accepted Christ at an early age and attended King’s Memorial United Methodist Church. Ray attended the Decatur City Schools, graduating from Lakeside High School in 1967. He also attended Alabama A&M University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. Ray entered the Air Force where he became a Staff Sergeant. After leaving the military he was employed at Monsanto and then later at Daikin of America.
Congregational Hymn
He enjoyed watching sports and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a quiet, gentle, humorous, loving man who never met a stranger.
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He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Myrtle Thompson and Ollie Mae Bowman.
Eulogy
He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving and devoted wife of 44 years, Mollie “Annette” Gaines of Decatur; daughters, Tameka Goode, Tasha Green (Adrian) both of Decatur; son, Ramon Gaines (Elsa) of Decatur; son-in-law, Emmitt Goode III of Decatur; brother, Darnell Ellison (Maxine) of Decatur; half-brother, Eric Dancy (Chandra) of Decatur; sister, Donna Young (Rodney) of Decatur; uncle, Johnny Thompson of Decatur; mother-in-law, Mollie Thomas of Decatur; sister-in-law, Jackie Fletcher (Tommy) of Atlanta, GA; two brothers-in-law, Bobby and George Thomas of Decatur; five grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Oh, How I Love Jesus
Scripture
The Rev. Edward Franklin
Prayer
The Rev. Edward Franklin
Solo
Dr. James Reginald Jackson The Rev. Dr. G. Lynne Herring “I’ll Walk In”
Sis. Linda Raybon
Recessional
Miss Me, But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road, And the sun has set for me, I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little – but not for long, And not with your head bowed low, Remember the loved that once we shared, Miss me, but let me go.
For this is a journey we must all take, And each must go alone. It’s all part of the master plan, A step on the road to home. When you are lonely and sick at heart, Go to the friends we know, Laugh at all the things we used to do. Miss me, but let me go.
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