Casianna Ray Obituary

We are sad to announce that on March 20, 2026, at the age of 36, Casianna Ray (Raleigh, North Carolina), born in Columbia, Maryland passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her grandparents, Willie Brown, Sr., Shirley Perry Brown and Ruth Dennis Deas. She is survived by: her husband Rodney Ray, Jr.; her parents, Willie Brown, Jr. and Jacqueline Deas-Brown; her sisters, Tabitha Brown (Jerome Jones) and Samara Domanski (Joseph); her nieces and nephews, Willie Brown, III, Trevor Stark and Josephine Domanski; her mother-in-law Delaina Ray; her grandparents, Whitt Deas, Sr., Lawrence Robinson, Charles and Bertha McClora; her aunts and uncles, Rev. Whitt Deas, Jr. (Persephone), Naomi Deas Boyle (Andrew), Kennard Brown, Angela Bryant and Vincent Deas (Jovana); her great-uncles and great-aunts, Mamie Stephens, Jerry Perry and Rev. James Wilson; and her cousins, Edward Kirven (Melissa), Jessica Newsome Potts, Tiphane Deas, Whitney Knight (Kevin, Sr.), Stephane Deas (Stephen), Victoria Deas, Maya Brown, Sebastian Deas, Jordan Deas, Sydney Brown, Ava Brown, Whitt Deas, III and Vincent Deas. She is also survived by extended family members, and friends.

They met while working in clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their first interaction sparked a lively debate that left them unsure of one another.