Ray Charles Nelms

Ray Charles Nelms, 53, of Livingston, Texas went to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. He was born on Thursday, January 25, 1968, in Toledo, Ohio. Ray was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Penelope A. Nelms, granddaughters, Melanie and Kendra Barker.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife Cynthia (Kolojaco) Nelms; children, Elizabeth Hendrix and husband Miles, Justin Stapleton and wife Cayla, Desiree Munoz and husband Allen, Victoria Lawrence and husband Robert Barker, Bailey Nelms; parents, Melvin E. Nelms Sr., and Karen S. (Lofton) Wayne and husband Jerry; brothers, Melvin E. Nelms, Jr. and wife Ann, Mark A. Nelms and Marlo Alcala; sisters, Tamara S. Cohee and husband Tim, Penny L. Morse and husband Danny; grandchildren, Jett, Tuck, and Milly Hendrix, Cheyenne, Coleman, and Samiah Stapleton, Emmett and Lylah Munoz, Milah and Gus Barker; nieces and nephews, Allison, Brice, Brittany, Ashley, Angela, Michelle, Robbie, and Brigette; along with numerous other loving family and treasured friends.

Visitation for Ray will be held at Neal Funeral Home on Friday, January 14, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  Funeral Services will be held at Neal Funeral Home on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 2:00 pm. Interment for Ray will immediately follow at Ace Community Cemetery. Carolyn Welch officiating.

All services were handled under the trusted care of Neal Funeral Home.

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Before creating Bluebonnet News in 2018, Vanesa Brashier was a community editor for the Houston Chronicle/Houston Community Newspapers. During part of her 12 years at the newspapers, she was assigned as the digital editor and managing editor for the Humble Observer, Kingwood Observer, East Montgomery County Observer and the Lake Houston Observer, and the editor of the Dayton News, Cleveland Advocate and Eastex Advocate. Over the years, she has earned more than two dozen writing awards, including Journalist of the Year.

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