Johnnie S. Ray Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on February 24, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Johnnie S. Ray (Utica, New York), born in Newport News, Virginia. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Johnnie S. Ray to show support.

He was predeceased by: his mother Bertha Shaw. He is survived by: his wife Freddie Hamilton; his children, Pamela (Joan Hamilton), Christian (Linda Hamilton), Marc Hamilton (Paula Hamilton-Odom), Patricia Hamilton (Leverne Grant) and Omar Ray (Njuzi Ray II); his grandchildren, Imani Odom, Isis Odom, Olivia, Dwyght Mack, Matthew Hamilton-Roux, Robert, Dera Hamilton and Kwame Odom; his great grandchildren, Christian Benjamin Mack and Michael Hamilton; and his sister Susie (Allen Sampson). He is also survived by close friends, nieces, nephews, and neighbors.