Virgnia Ruth Ray

May 14, 1943 - February 4, 2022

Virginia Ruth Lakey Ray, age 78, of Asheboro, North Carolina, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 at her home. She was born in Snow Flake, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Lakey and Annie Jane Lewis Lakey. She had made her home in the Richlands area most of her life prior to moving to North Carolina eleven years ago. She was a former Product Representative for the American Greeting Card Company and was a member of the Richlands First Assembly of God. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Pershing Blankenship; second husband, Jack Ray; sister, Mary Goss; and brother, Harold Lakey. Survivors are: Sons: Robert Blankenship of Virginia James Blankenship of Asheboro, North Carolina George Blankenship of Birmingham, Alabama Donald Blankenship and wife, Michelle of Newton, North Carolina Sister: Barbara Cooper of Richlands, Virginia Brothers: Jimmy Lakey and wife, Diane of Pounding Mill, Virginia Bobby Gene Lakey of Pounding Mill, Virginia Richard Allen Lakey and wife, Carolyn of Todd, North Carolina Jackie Dean Lakey of Bandy, Virginia Grandchildren: Angel Dawn Blankenship and wife, Elisa; Katherine Farley and husband, Cody; Miranda Church and husband, Tyler Great Grandchildren: Kaylee Farley, Zoey Farley, Zerina Farley, and Arlo Sky Blankenship Several Nieces and Nephews also survive. Funeral services for Virginia Ruth Ray will be conducted Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11am at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with the Rev. Buddy Herald officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Friends and neighbors will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call from 10am until 11am on Tuesday morning prior to the funeral. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com