Ray Ainley

Matthew Ray Ainley, age 86, of Dresden, TN, died Monday, November 21, 2011 at the Hillview Community Living Center in Dresden, TN. Funeral services for Mr. Ainley were Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden, TN with burial following in Blooming Grove Cemetery near Dresden. Mr. Ainley is survived by a son, David R. Ainley of Houston, TX; two daughters, Brenda A. Kelley of Dresden, TN and Debbie J. Rust of Mckenzie, TN; two step daughters, Nelda Brewer of Russellville, AR and Rebecca Cheatham of Mckenzie, TN; seven grandchildren: seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Ainley of Dresden, TN and Rubert Ainley of South Fulton, TN; two sisters, Nadine Mathis of South Fulton, TN and Marlene Smith of Navato, CA.
Mr. Ainley was preceded in death by his first wife, Dortha Mae Price Ainley,; his second wife, Cornelia Armstrong Ainley; his parents, Dewey and Willie Ellen Harris Ainley; a brother, Harding Ainley; and a sister Rava Nell Bell.