Ray Shackelford Jr., 72, of Salina, Kan., passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022. He was born March 31, 1950, in Montgomery, Ala. Ray was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States Marine Corps.

Ray liked fishing; cooking BBQ and soul food; listening to his Oldies and Motown music; watching sports, especially his football teams, Alabama (Roll Tide) and Dallas Cowboys; and he loved spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Mary L. (Vinson) Shackelford; daughters, Alysia Rena Shackelford and Kimberly (Shackelford) Porter, both of Montgomery, and Teraclesha S. Shackelford and Mary Rachel Shackelford, both of Salina; brothers, Eugene Shackelford (Avis), of Montgomery, and Nathaniel Shackelford, of Salina; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Rachel (Jones) Shackelford; son, Roderick L. Shackelford; daughters, Debrah Shackelford and Ramona L. Shackelford; brothers, Glenn Shackelford and Charles Jones; and grandparents, Ola and Pop Willie Jones.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, November 10, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, with family present from 4-5. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, November 11, at Ryan Mortuary, and streamed at https://youtu.be/QVNAa9rfXc4. Burial to follow at Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, with military honors provided by the United States Marine Corps.

Memorials may be made to Tammy Walker Cancer Center or the Love, Chloe Foundation, care of Ryan Mortuary.

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