St. Clair County Obits

CHARLEY R. RECTOR

St. Clair County Courier
13 July 2007
Charley Ray Rector was born June 27, 1927 in Roscoe, to Jesse Monroe and Viola May Rector, and passed away July 3, 2007, in Centre, Ala., from injuries he received in a car accident.
He grew up in the Collins area and attended rural grade schools and graduated from Collins High School. He was united in marriage to Betty Ridgeway in 1949. They were the parents of two daughters. Ray was a retired 30 year Veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He leaves behind his wife and two daughters, Jenell Cremeans, Huntington, W.V. and Ruth Ann Ray, Maryville, Tenn.; one step-daughter; three nieces; three nephews; five grandchildren; one great grandson; and sister, Gertrude Edwards, Bolivar, also a host of friends and family.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Jesse John, Dublin, Calif., who was also a World War II Veteran in the U.S. Army.
Military service and burial in Centre, Ala. July 7.