Ray & Barbara Jex - Thornhill Cemetery - Lincoln County, MO
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N 39° 00.199 W 090° 55.523
15S E 679644 N 4319192
This bench tombstone on the far end of the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM18497
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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County of cemetery: Lincoln County
Location of cemetery: Thornhill Cemetery Lane & Thornhill Cemetery Road, next to Cuivre River State Park, 6 miles E of Troy
Number of graves: 585

His Find-A-Grave   listing.


Bench Text:
Top:

NOW IN THE ARMS OF ANGELS
Front:
June 6, 1982   JEX   LOVE YOU MORE
BABARA JEAN     RAYMOND M.
(nee WALTON)     OCT. 15, 1940
MAY 15, 1939     FEB. 19, 2014
Back:
DOG IS GOD SPELT BACKWARDS

Plaque under bench:

RAYMOND MARVIN JEX
US Air Force Vietnam
OCT 15 1940   FEB 19 2014
beloved Husband and Father
Grandfather
Great Grandfather


"Raymond Marvin Jex, 73, passed away at home in Hazelwood, Missouri, on February 19, 2014. Raymond worked in information technology for McDonnell, McDonnell-Douglas, and Boeing. He was a scout, a member of American Legion Post 444, and a member of UMSL Alumni Association. His hobbies included leatherworking, woodworking, and photography.

"He is preceded in death by his father Harold Andrew Jex; his mother Lorraine Marcella (nee Stone) Jex; his brother Wallace Jex; his father-in-law Louis Walton Jr; his mother in law Ferne (Al) (nee Begeman) Byers.

"Raymond is survived by his wife Barbara (nee Walton) Jex; his daughters Nanette (Alan) Spangler, Heather (Larry) Kunz, Nancy (John) Bentley, and Missy Aubuchon; his grandchildren Bradley (fiancée Anna-Carolina Shreve) Spangler, Morgan (Brian) Norwood, Tommy Bentley, Samantha (partner Diana Regino) Daiber, Andrew Daiber, and Nicole Spangler; his great-grandchildren Bristol Norwood and Karoline Norwood; his sisters-in-law Darlene Jex and Jean Ann (Bert) Boedeker; his brothers-in-law Jack (Ina O’Donnell) Walton and Daniel (Tracy) Walton; his mother-in-law Mabel Walton; his best furry friend Bandit." ~ Dignity Memorial

Where is this bench located?: Thornhill Cemetery, Lincoln County, Missouri

Who is this bench honoring?: Raymond and Barbara Jex

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