Mr. Wayne "Pee Wee" Wray

Mr. Wayne "Pee Wee" Wray, 86, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Wayne was born on Wednesday, June 29, 1932, in the High Point Community in Winston County, the son of the late Jim and Lucy Tollison Wray. Wayne was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, having served during the Korean War. He was awarded the Clay County Veteran of the Year in 2018. He was a Supervisor at Babcock and Wilcox, having retired after 30 years. He enjoyed vegetable gardening. He also enjoyed squirrel and quail hunting. He attended Griffith Christian Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He married Josephine Lawson Wray on January 19, 1952 in West Point and they were married for 66 years. She preceded him in death on April 17, 2018. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Earline Guest and Jewel Frances Wray and two brothers: Olyn and James Wray. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 8, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Chris Craven officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include one daughter, Jo Alice Wray Vest (Greg) of West Point: one son, Jerry Wayne Wray (Debra) of West Point: eight grandchildren; Angela Millsaps (Shay Delarm) of Middleton, ID, Thomas Millsaps (Carrie) of West Point, Alex Millsaps (Brittany) of West Point, Sam Millsaps of West Point, Wes Millsaps of West Point, Wendy Young of Louisville, Lacey Williams (Bubba) of Cumberland, and Josh "Zee" Miller of Clute, TX: seven great- grandchildren; Randy and Jaxson Millsaps, Garrett and Corbin Hendricks, Brayden Young, Hunter and Reagan Williams: one sister, Judy Ann Butler of Tupelo: two brothers, Joe Wray (Rubye) and William Earl Wray, both of West Point: four sisters-in-law: Mary Alice Taylor, Mary "Judy" Lawson of West Point, Dot Wray of West Point, and Johnnie Wray of Mantachie, and a brother-in-law, Robert Lloyd Lawson (Deena) of Woodstock, AL. Pallbearers will be Thomas Millsaps, Alexander Millsaps, Samuel Millsaps, Wesley Millsaps, Garrett Hendricks, and Corbin Hendricks. Honorary Pallbearers will be Aubrey Foster, Shelley Wilkerson, J. B. Kisner, Frank Autrey, Mark Hazzard, Oliver Lee Watson, Laymon Watson, Wayne Cohea, Robert Miller, Mark Stafford, Bobby Tumey, and Former Workers at Babcock and Wilcox. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to LeBonheur Children's Hospital, 848 Adams Avennue, Memphis, TN 38103. Visitation will be Saturday, 12:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com