Fletcher Ray Art

“Sweet Fragrance”
Margaret is still offering prints of Fletchers art.

It is with great sadness we must say that Our Precious Fletcher Ray has passed away.
Fletcher stepped into Glory on August 28.
Please keep Fletcher’s Family in your prayers.

Fletcher Holmes Ray III
1942 - 2023

Fletcher Ray was born August 7, 1942, in Canton. At the age of two, his precious grandparents Fletcher and Mary Ray welcomed him into their loving home and the wonderful people of Canton made him feel like he was Canton’s little boy.

He graduated from Canton High School and from the John A. Gupton School of Mortuary Science in Nashville. He later served as coroner of Madison County for two terms in the 1970’s.

Fletcher began designing flowers at his cousin’s shop at age 13, and continued designing at a well-known shop, Emma’s, in Nashville while he was in college.
In 1971, he opened Fletcher’s Flowers, and later he and Margaret started Memories Catering.

Fletcher was the second Mississippian to be inducted into the American Institute of Floral Design. He was president of the Mississippi Floral Association in 1979 and 1980. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. For many years, he traveled across the US commentating floral design shows for FTD and Teleflora. He also mentored many other young designers who eventually had businesses of their own.

Fletcher married Margaret Bonds of Newton in 1967, making her family his “forever family.” They had three children, Elizabeth, Holmes, and Mary Malcolm. And years later had the privilege of welcoming two new family members into their home, Judy Barksdale and Mike Nelson. Judy and Mike still call them Mom and Dad today.

Fletcher and Margaret’s life of Christian service began at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton where Fletcher was a deacon and taught Sunday School. Their journey continued to Canton Christian Center, where they served for many years. Currently, they are members of We Are One in Brandon, MS.
Fletcher is also a member of the Abdullam Men’s Prayer Group 9 (1 Samuel 22) in Madison.

Throughout Fletcher’s battles with Multiple Sclerosis and heart disease he was encouraged and supported by the actions of so many – the prayer warriors who faithfully lifted him up, the young men and women who fundraised for the Multiple Sclerosis Society in his honor, the medical professionals who fought alongside him, and all of their friends, family members, and even complete strangers who supported them and wanted to be a part of his journey.

To know Fletcher was to love him. He had and unbreakable spirit, and such a will to live, two qualities that recently prompted one of his doctors to say, “In my 39-years of medical practice, Fletcher is one of two patients who fought the hardest to live.” You didn’t have to spend much time with Fletcher to realize that he was this way because of the goodness of God. During this past, very-difficult year, these song lyrics helped carry him through.

“In all my life You have been faithful, in all my life You have been so, so good.
With every breath that I am able, I will sing of the goodness of God.”

Fletcher Ray is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret Bonds Ray, his daughter Elizabeth Ray Gober, her husband Michael Gober, and their daughter Savannah Grace Gober; his son, Fletcher Holmes Ray, IV, and his daughter Hayden Elizabeth Ray; his daughter Mary Malcolm Ray Solomon, her husband Ellis Solomon, and their three girls, Genevieve, Caroline, and Evelyn Solomon; and his son Michael Nelson, his wife Shawn Nelson, their children Katherine and Cory English, Olivia Nelson, and Timothy Nelson. He is also survived by his sister, Patricia Via, of Cabot, Arkansas; his sister Barbara Munos and her husband Jack Munos of Thompson’s Station, TN; and his brother Bubba Bonds of Newton, MS; as well as countless loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Serving as pallbearers are Joe Humphreys, Roland Ledbetter, John Gooch, Kenny Crews, Tony Montgomery, Glenn Anglin, Ted Dinkins, David Dinkins, and Shelby Melvin. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Adullam Men’s Prayer Group (1 Samuel 22).

Visitation
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Canton Christian Center
2735 S. Liberty Street
Canton, MS

Service
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Canton Christian Center
2735 S. Liberty Street
Canton, MS

Interment
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Canton City Cemetery
Lyon Street
Canton , MS

Glory Trumpet

I do offer prints for all of my art! Contact me for prints!!

“Sweet Fragrance”

Sunday @ noon is the deadline for ordering your Flowers!!

Let Margaret & I do your Flowers for Valentines Day ❤️

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My art is available for purchase. Call me & let me know which print you are interested in.
These make great Christmas gifts.

Sweet Fragrance

WhooHoo!!! Y’all did it!! Y’all donated enough money with some insurance money to buy Fletcher Ray & Margaret Ray a van!!
The van was picked up in Georgia & driven to Canton.
The van is immaculate & the owner put a new set of tires on it for them!!! 😭❤️🌈
Fletcher had his first outing celebrating his 80th Birthday with his Family❤️❤️❤️
Sunday Fletcher & Margaret got to attend church in person!! The first time in 5 weeks❤️❤️
Words cannot express the gratitude for your generosity!!! We speak Blessings over all of you that donated & prayed 😊 We serve a Faithful & On Time God!!

Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!!

If you have never met our friends and part of our church family, we would like to introduce you to Fletcher & Margaret Ray from Canton, MS. These are two of the most amazing people we know. Fletcher & Margaret have been married for 54 years and
Shhhh!! Don’t tell anyone but Fletcher is getting ready to celebrate his 80th Birthday!

Fletcher was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 30 years ago and has had many other health issues over the years. He has been in a wheelchair for 25 of those years.
He is known by many at Baptist Hospital as “The Miracle Man”. He and Margaret would love to sit & talk to you & tell you of the many miracles they have seen over the years. But, before they tell you about what God has done for them, they will want to know how you are and how he can pray for you and with you. They are selfless in all that they do.
Right now Fletcher & Margaret have some very serious immediate needs. Margaret was in an accident in their van a few weeks ago and the van was totaled. It is an older van so there will not be much money from insurance. They need a newer handicap accessible van so that Fletcher can still get to doctor's appointments and church and all the places he needs to go to share his love for and with people. Also, Margaret has to have transportation to and from work.
Our church wants to bless Fletcher and Margaret...we want to lighten the load that Margaret carries in taking care of Fletcher. So, we are asking if you or your company can make a tax deductible donation to our church... 100 percent of it will go toward helping find them a newer handicap accessible van with a ramp. Enough funds to purchase a tag and insurance for the van.
Any additional funds will be used to help with medical bills,etc
Checks can be made out to: We Are One Activation Center. In the memo please state the donation is for the Ray’s.
Checks can be sent to
We Are One
PO BOX 5491
Brandon, MS 39047

We Are One Activation Center
To give to the Ray’s
601-202-9073 Text give. Once on the page select Benevolence & make a note that this is for the Ray’s
Or
payPal.me/weareoneactivation

Select Benevolence and indicate it is for the Ray’s.
Thank You for sowing into this amazing Couple ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for following Fletcher Ray Art page. We would like to give you a little history behind this page.
Fletcher asked his dear Friend & Pastor, Amy Hope Rylander to create this page for him. While he was in the hospital Amy created the page. She posted all of Fletchers Art work.
Someone has reported this page as being fraudulent & posing as someone they are not. This is not true. Facebook may have reached out to Fletcher but he was in the hospital and has since has forgotten his password. His daughter is trying to help him with that.
Because Amy is the one who created this page they have removed her from Facebook.
Please understand this page was created with Love & Respect for Fletcher in a way to create some income for he & his wife.
If you are interested in purchasing prints of any of Fletcher’s Art please message us and we will get prices for you.

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