Raymond Lee Overby (1925-2008)

Raymond Lee Overby was born on 1 March 1925 in Enterprise, Clarke, Mississippi. He died on 16 February 2008 in Mobile, Alabama.

The Meridian Star, 17 Feb 2008
 Services for Raymond Lee Overby will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Wright's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Miller officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
   Overby, 82, of Lucedale, died Feb. 16, 2008 at Mobile Infirmary in Mobile, AL.
   He was a union carpenter for 50 years. He did construction work and retired from Fletcher Construction Company in 1987. He grew up in Enterprise in the Pine Hill Community. After working many years in Meridian, he moved to Pascagoula. After residing in Jackson County for 32 years he moved to Lucedale in 1991. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
   Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Martha Overby, of Lucedale; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Steve Guin, of Lucedale; grandchildren, James E. Guin (Soon), of Roswell, GA., Stephen T. Guin (Diane), Georgia Childree (Joshua), both of Lucedale; great-grandchildren, Randi Guin, Katelynn Stewart and Madysen Childree, all of Lucedale, Jed and June Guin, of Roswell, GA.; brothers, Ernest Overby, Enterprise, Dean (Vashti) Overby, of Meridian, Leonard (Sue) Overby, of Moss Point, Roy Overby, of Pascagoula, and Kenny (Betty), of Valley, AL.; sisters, Ruth Siler, of Pascagoula, Christine Robinson, Wilmer, AL., Sybil (Ernie) Ivaldi, El Dorado Hills, CA. and many nieces and nephews.
   Mr. Overby was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Ray Overby, father and mother, Early F. and Hattie Bell Overby, brothers, Ross, Jimmy and Jessie Overby.
   Visitation will be at Wright's Funeral Home today after 5 p.m.

PARENTS
Early F. Overby
Hattie Bell

SPOUSE
Martha Lee Cook

CHILDREN
Mary Ann Overby
Jimmy Ray Overby

SOURCES

• The Meridian Star, 17 Feb 2008