Otis "Ray" Bean, Jr., 53, of Fort Oglethorpe, died on Friday, Oct 2, 2015. He is finally resting peacefully with Kim and Jared. Can you only imagine that first day in Heaven?
Ray was a native of Chattanooga and had lived in Ringgold for the past 30 years. He was a member of Parkway Baptist for the past 25 years where he had been a leader in the College and Career group. He had been employed with Lectrus Corporation.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 28 years, Kim Bean, a son, Jared Bean and godson, Joshua Lee Freeman.
He is survived by his parents, Otis Bean and Mary Bean, sisters, Darlene Windom, Nadene Freeman, Charlene (Micah) Kelley and brother Bobby Bean; several nieces and nephews, Amanda Dehnke, Heather Todd, Kimber Kelley, Corbin Kelley and Calvin Bean; mother-in-law, Jo Lyle and brother-in-law, Bill Lyle.
Visit www.heritagebattlefield.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at Parkway Baptist with David Sampson and Tony Bennett officiating. Interment will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkway Baptist Temple, or the Ronald McDonald House.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday at Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.