Ray Allen Wyatt, 88, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at the Watkins Logan Texas State Veterans Home, in Tyler, Texas.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Edgar Cemetery in Paris, Illinois. Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Mr. Wyatt is survived by a brother Harold (Hilda) Wyatt of Chrisman; two sons Mike (Charlee) Wyatt of Paris and Kerry (Brenda) Wyatt of Melbourne, Fla.; two daughters Charissa Wyatt of Austin, Texas and Elizabeth Wyatt of Pompano Beach, Fla.; and many loving grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great grandchildren, and extended family.

Mr. Wyatt was born Ora and Pearl Wyatt on March 13,1931, in Chrisman. He graduated from Chrisman High School and served with the U.S. Marines in Korea from 1951-1954. His early career was a farm manager and commercial fisherman. He loved racing his motorcycles and boating. In his later years, he was an avid gardener and bird watcher.

The family would like to extend a very special thank you to the staff and families of Watkins Logan Texas State Veterans Home for their loving care and to the Traditions Hospice for their care and support in his final days.

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