Services for Jadielle Ray

Moniqua Jadielle Ray 24, of Houston, formerly of Paris, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Herman Memorial Hospital-Greater Heights in Houston. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Lamar Avenue Church of Christ in Paris. Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements.

Jadielle was born May 19, 1993 in Paris to Dierdre Monique Lyons and Willie James Ray, Jr. She was valedictorian of her class at Paris High School and had graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Biology from Cornell University. Jadielle was a research technician for Baylor Medical School in Houston. She was a member of Lamar Avenue Church of Christ where she had been very active in the youth program.

Survivors include her mother, Dierdre Lyons of Paris; her father, Willie Ray, Jr. of Dallas; her partner, Nathan Stewart of Houston; her brothers, Jeremy Ray and wife, Katie of Paris, Willie Ray III, and Daniel Ray, both of Dallas; sisters, Willeasha Ray, Jennaya Ray, and Jannaya Ray, all of Dallas; nephews, DeaShawn Ray and Jaxxon Ray of Paris; nieces, Kahmilla Ray of Paris and Elaynah Ray of Dallas; her grandmother, Dorothy Lyons of Odessa, Texas; and numerous extended family members