Ray Read

Ray Read, 83, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Medley officiating and will conclude at the church. Interment will be at Roselawn Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Ivey Funeral Home. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com . Memorial donations may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 155, Bainbridge, GA 39818 or to Hospice of Southwest Georgia, 1323 E. Shotwell Street, Bainbridge, GA 39819. Mr. Read was born January 9, 1928 in Washington, D.C., the son of Raymond Edgar Read and Janet Gassman Read. He was a graduate of the University of Texas and was a veteran of the U. S. Navy serving during World War II. Ray came to Bainbridge in 1952 and was a local radio broadcaster and salesman until his retirement in 2010. Mr. Read was an active member of the community as a member and former Deacon of First Baptist Church and the Penney-Lambert Sunday School Class, a member of V. F. W. Post 4904, Past President of Bainbridge Kiwanis, former member of the Bainbridge Jaycees, and served as a Bailiff for the Decatur County Courthouse. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Frances Brock Read of Bainbridge, GA; his son, Don Read and his wife Beverly of Lexington Park, MD; his daughter, Sharon Garringer and her husband Les of Tallahassee, FL; his sister, Suzanne Janes of Janesville, WI; his five grandchildren, Jenny, Justin, Les, Chris and his wife Heather, and Jennifer; and his two great-grandchildren, Cadence and Spencer.