Ray Cemetery
Barry County, MO.

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Directions: To find the cemetery you would take FR T south of Pioneer. The curved road going through the center of the Stewart property on that map is present day Farm Road T. The road on the north edge of the property is now FR 2070. The road on the south edge is now State Road 97.

Ray Cemetery is near Pioneer, Barry County. It is at the edge of a farm. The stones can be read from the road. There are about 10 stones. About 6 years ago the stones were set up by Bob and Betty Blodgett and a chain link fence was installed. It is perhaps 10 by 10 in size. It is sometimes called Stewart Ford. The farm was owned at one time by William Franklin Stewart and his wife Amanda Magnolia. Their farm is shown on

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SSW = Shares Stone With

Name	Born	Died	Research Notes & Inscriptions	Researcher or Resource
RAY, A. A.	June 30, 1872	Nov. 9, 1897	Inscription: "A good name is better than a precious ointment"	Photo Jack Fly
RAY, Harry	Mar. 3, 1883	Aug. 11, 1884	Inscription: "Gone But Not Forgotten" - Research Note: He was a son of James A. Ray and Mary Zeralda Starkey.	Note Karen Gierman Photo Jack Fly
RAY, Mary Zebuline	Feb. 14, 1867	Sept. 25, 1868	SSW: Evia O. Ray - Inscription: "Weep not for Zebby, Her gentle spirits fled, She sweetly sleeps in Jesus, Among the silent dead" - "Dau. of J. C. and M. Z. Ray" - Research Note: Child of John Casey Ray and Mary Zeralda Starkey.	Note Karen Gierman Photo Jack Fly
RAY, Evia O.	July 26, 1870	Sept. 17, 1871	SSW: Evia O. Ray - Inscription: "Dau. of J.C. and M. Z. Ray" - Research Note: Child of John Casey Ray and Mary Zeralda Starkey.	Note Karen Gierman Photo Jack Fly
WELLS, Unknown	July 27, 1870	Oct. 3, 1872	Research Note: This field stone is legible except for two letters of the given name. It reads as follows: "El_ _ eston Wells was bornd July the 27th 1870 and Oct the 3rd 1872. Funeral text "4 chap 26 ver of Kings"	Photo Jack Fly