O B I T U A R Y Ronnie Earl "Shortie" Ray, Jr. of Green County, son of Ramona Sue Hall Ray of Summersville and the late Ronnie Earl Ray, Sr., was born on Wednesday, January 16, 1974 in Taylor County, Kentucky and passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Baptist Health Hardin Hospital in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He was 47 years, 7 months, and 22 days of age. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. He was also a self-employed mechanic. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife: Desteny Buley Ray, having united in marriage on September 13, 2014. Other survivors include his children: Tyler Ray and his wife, Angelia of Campbellsville, Chloe Ray of Spencer County, Birley Buley, Bentley Buley, and Taygen Hutcherson all of Summersville; two grandchildren: Tynnlee Rae-Lynn Ray of Shelby County, and Aliza Rae Nalley of Campbellsville; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Lonnie Dale Ray, and Donnie Earl and Christy Ray both of Summersville; special friends: Robin & Dewey Merrell of Greensburg; and a host of other relatives and friends. …………………… Graveside services for Ronnie Earl "Shortie" Ray, Jr. will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Central Time, Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Hudson Cemetery in Green County. The family has asked that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the family burial expenses which can be made at the funeral home. For online condolences log onto: www.cowherdandparrott.com or Facebook. PALLBEARERS: Tyler Ray, Steven Bowles, June Bug Ray, Lonnie Dale Ray, Kenny Posey, Michael Embry, Mickie Ray, Allen Ray