Ray, James Saturday, February 20, 2021
He was a resident of Chattanooga and a United States Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. James was retired from the Chattanooga Fire and Police Department, where he was instrumental in fabricating numerous police, fire, and rescue vehicles. After retirement, he was called to volunteer his fabricating skills on the firetruck at the Kennedy Outpatient Center at Erlanger. James also crafted the millennium time capsule for the City of Chattanooga, and helped build a beautiful birdhouse to present to the Chinese government of Wuxi.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Margie Dale Ray, and brother, Larry Ray.