Ray Deese

Rev. Jr.SPRING CITY Rev. Raymond Deese Jr., 62, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 11, 2012.He was a United Methodist Church minister for 30 years.He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Alexis Deese; parents, Raymond and Allene Witmer Deese Sr.He is survived by his son, Phillip Deese, Lake Worth, Fla.; brother, Larry (Clara) Deese, Lake Worth; sister, Cindy Deese (Kim) Mackey, New Castle, Ind.; niece and nephews, Sara, Lucas and Frank.Graveside services will be conducted at Havrons Chapel Cemetery at 3 p.m. CDT Thursday, May 17, 2012, with Rev. Scott Henry and Dr. Albert Bowles officiating.There will be no visitation at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Heart Foundation of South Florida. To send online condolences visit www.tatefh.comArrangements by Tate Funeral Home, Jasper, Tenn., 423-942-9500.