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Helen Pickens Cavanaugh Ray

24 Jan 1916 – 24 Aug 2006

Birth	24 Jan 1916
Death	24 Aug 2006
Cemetery	Llano Cemetery Amarillo , Randall County , Texas , USA
Added by	Walter Dunn on 17 Sep 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15528956

Bio

Helen Cavanaugh Ray, 90, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Ziehmer, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Ray was born Jan. 24, 1916, in Anness, Kan., to James and Bessie Pickens. She had lived in Amarillo since 1941. She graduated from Amarillo College. She worked for Dr. Jan Werner Sr. from 1961 until 1975 as a vocational licensed nurse. She was a member of First Christian Church and Daughters of the Nile No. 70 Avihk Temple. She married Bert Cavanaugh in 1937 in El Dorado, Kan., and he died in 1970. She married Johnnie F. Ray in 1976 in Amarillo, and he died in 1981. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Graves. Survivors include a sister, Shirley Moran of Aurora, Colo.; a niece; and five nephews. The family suggests memorials to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174 or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 27, 2006

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Family

Parents

• James W. Pickens 1881–1960
• Bessie B. Vulgamore Pickens 1896–1983

Spouse

• Virgil Leo "Bert" Cavanaugh 1893–1970
• John F "Johnnie" Ray 1907–1981

Siblings

• Ruby M Pickens Graves 1920–1998
• Shirley C. Pickens Moran 1933–2010

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