Ray Free

Sparta- Mr. Elon Ray Free, 86, passed away on January 31, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, Mississippi. Mr. Ray was born on August 18,1935 in Calhoun County, Mississippi to William Jackson Free and Loudine V. Vanlandingham Free. He was a retired maintenance worker for Leggit & Platt. He loved his wife, his family, and running dogs.

Funeral Services will be held at Houston Funeral Home in Houston on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. with Bro. Billy Free, Bro. John Dendy, and Bro. Lee Dillard officiating.

Visitation will be held at Houston Funeral Home in Houston on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Burial will be at Prospect Cemetery in Houston, Mississippi.

Mr. Free is survived by his son, Steve Free of Sparta; his daughter-in-law, Doris Leighton Free of Sparta; his sisters-in-law, Martha Cozart of Southaven, Helen (Gene) Johnson of Houston; and Judy (James) Washington of Houston; his brother, Eroy Free of Pope; his grandchildren, Ashley Leigh (Danny Ray) Schwalenberg, Britney (AJ) Mann of Starkville; Cheyenne (Eric Goodson) Free of Slate Springs, Aubrey Free of Houston and Justin (Magen Walls) Free of Houston and his great-grandchildren, Kaleb, Landon and Emma Griffin, Collin Schwalenberg, Addison and Brantley Free, Cayden Brown, Ben Mann, Easton Goodson, and Liam O`Neal.

Mr. Free is preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ellen Martin Free, his parents, and his son, Mike Free and his four brothers and one sister.

Pallbearers will be Kaleb Griffin, Landon Griffin, Wayne Martin, Ronnie Free, Eric Goodson, and Toby Johnson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:

St. Jude Children's Hospital

501 St. Jude Place

Memphis, TN 38105

Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall at www.houstonfuneralhomems.com