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Martha Hayes

So sorry for your loss Carol. May God wrap his arms around each of you and comfort you.

Jane

Dear Family, I am so sorry for your loss. I really didn't know him, but I did see him alot around town. May God give you each strength and know that he is rejoicing in Heaven.

Gwen Millan

Jesse came to live with my husband, Ernie and I and my five kids, in 1986, he was not only my brother that was a year older than me but one of my children as they all grew up together and has they grew and left home. He remained, but just as much of the family has all of them and continued for many years to be a part of our lives and will forever be I miss him already, and so will anyone who ever knew him, he loved everyone.The one thing I noticed after he passed was he looked peacefully, no more pain on his face❤️

Willi & Faye Flannery

We are so sorry for your loss ! Sending love hugs and prayers🙏❤️

Jesse Edward Ray, Jr.

2025-01-30

Jesse Edward Ray, Jr. of Yulee, FL passed away peacefully in his sleep at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 30th, 2025 at the Jane and Bill Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, FL after a silent battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born on August 17, 1949, to Mary Frances and Jesse Edward Ray, Sr., and grew up in Jacksonville, FL. He was a loving brother to 3 younger sisters, Gwen, Jackie, and Carol. Later in life, he would come to live in Yulee with his sister Gwen and her husband Ernie for 39 years making memories with their 5 children and extended family as they all grew up together. Jesse spent many years at the ARC in Yulee going to movies, having fun meeting people, and helping others in the community in various ways such as bagging groceries at IGA and Winn-Dixie and helping at the 24-Hour Laundry Zone.

He was also known as Eddie. Many remember his fun-loving heart, his many questions, and his “Eddie-isms.” He never met a stranger, was a great timekeeper, always wanted to know where everyone was. Every day was a “pretty day.” He loved to dance, especially to Elvis Presley, and if you could get him on the dance floor, he became the life of the party.

He loved to fish and be out on the water and once caught the largest warmouth fish ever caught in Lake Talquin. He loved watching sports such as football and wrestling. Jesse’s favorite teams were the Gators and the Jaguars. He loved watching professional wrestling on TV, and videos of Lucas & Journey who are high school wrestlers. He also spent years going to the motocross track to watch his family racing and proudly wore the #241 himself on his shirt.

While he was never married, he leaves behind Gwen Millan, Carol & Steve Hickman, Jackie Sanford, Kim & Roger Ebmeier, Tina & Mark Humphries, Patty & Mike Ellington, Katrina & Allen Flannery, Pam Hickman, Lynn & Mary Westberry, cousins, Jamie & Sandy Ray, and all of their children Ashley, Heather (Todd), Lochlan, Lenox, Haley (Chris), Kaitlyn, Nathaniel, Olivia, Conner, Addison, Alyssa, Brooke (Nathan), Bailey (Haley), Reed (Ashton), Cody (Lexx), Lucas, Journey, Alaney, Brian, Sharon, Nancy, Robert, Michael, Melissa and Megan.

The Lord’s Prayer was something he could recite from memory. Jesse is being welcomed into heaven by his parents, Big Ernie & Lil’ Ernie Millan, Michael Hickman, and all who loved him.

The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 AM.

He will be laid to rest at a later date next to Big Ernie & Little Ernie, where he visited them often and sat on their bench at Bosque Bello Cemetery.

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