Ray Kenneth Currie

Funeral services for Ray Kenneth Currie, 79, of Lufkin will be held Monday, April 20, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Stephen Forrest and Pastor David Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in the Berry Cemetery. Mr. Currie was born June 15, 1935 in Lufkin, Texas to Archie Leigh Currie and Ethel (Ricks) Currie and died Thursday, April 16, 2015 in Lufkin. Mr. Currie had resided in Lufkin for 43 years. He was a Railroad Conductor for 33 years for Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad lines. Ray loved watching the Dallas Cowboys and NASCAR racing events. He served in the National Guard and was a member of Zavalla First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Teresa (Livingston) Currie of Lufkin; sons, Stephen Murrell Currie of Lufkin, Gary Currie and wife, Kay of Huntington; daughters, Geri Paulette and husband Tommy, Nicki Forrest and husband Stephen, all of Lufkin; grandchildren, Jason Currie and Jacob Currie of Austin, Logan Paulette, Caleb Forrest, Shadye Forrest, Carson Forrest and Holly Blalock, all of Lufkin; great-granddaughters, Zoey Blalock and Lexi Blalock of Lufkin; numerous nieces and nephews and other family members. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Cora Sue Herndon and Lena Faye Holcomb. Pallbearers will be Jason Currie, Matthew Paulette, Peyton Paulette, Tommy Paulette, Caleb Forrest and Ben Merritt. Honorary pallbearers will be Elton Miller, Don Rush, Donny Burnett, and all of Mr. Currie’s Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad co-workers. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 West Frank Avenue, Lufkin, Texas 75904; The American Cancer Society, 212 Gene Samford Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904; Zavalla First Baptist Church, PO Box 73, Zavalla, Texas 75980. The family will welcome friends and loved ones 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.