Raymond "Ray" Leon Lockhart Burney

 

Raymond Leon Lockhart Burney affectionately called "Ray" was born August 28, 1958 in Youngstown a son of Beatrice Burney. Ray attended East High School in Youngstown where he played basketball. He then attended St. Mary High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After graduating from St. Mary he then joined the US Army and served for 10 years. He liked to play basketball, chess, hanging out with family and friends, and watching his favorite team the Cleveland Browns football team.

 

Raymond leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 26 years, Raya Denise Parr Burney, his daughter, Ra'Mishia O. A. Burney, his stepchildren, Danielle Sherese, and Charles Michael, grandchildren, Nehemiah, D'Marion, Trey, and Charlie, siblings, Louise (Wayne) Pate, and Rochelle Burney-Bridges, a nephew, Jason Pate, and a host of other relatives and friends.

 

He was preceded in death by his mother, and a daughter, Nakkia Calhoun.

 

Funeral service will be Friday, November 3, 2023 at 12:30 pm at the F. D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home . Friends may call from 11:30 to 12:30 pm on Friday at the funeral home.

 

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Please continue to keep the Lockhart Burney Family in your daily prayers,