Ray Ransom, age 76, of Lake Calendar, TX, passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2014, in Tyler, TX. He will be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Ray graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1955.

He is survived by his wife, Bette Ransom; three daughters, Michelle, Renee, and Suzette; eight grandchildren; and three siblings, Dana, Don, and Pam.

Local obituary notice furnished courtesy of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.