Patty Jo Ray

Ms. Ray died Oct. 16 at Cordova Health & Rehab Center. She was a former dispatcher for police and fire, having worked for Z-Tech Communications. She was a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church and lived most of her life in Memphis.



Survivors include two sons, Kenny Sparks of Memphis and David Ray of Arkadelphia, Ark.; her mother, Patty Ruth Herrimon of Oakland; a sister, Sheila Pyland of Cordova; a brother, James Herrimon of Oakland; and two grandchildren, Shannon and Hope Ray of Memphis. She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Edward Herrimon.