REV. RAY MCMULLAN

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REV. RAY MCMULLAN With deep sorrow, we announce the death of Rev. Ray McMullan, beloved husband of Willa, father of Shelagh and Patrick, grandfather of Kyrra. Ray died in peace of lung cancer on August 2, 2002 in the Palliative Care Ward at the Souris Health Centre. Until June, Ray was rector of the Anglican parishes of St. Lukes, Souris; St. Pauls, Wawanesa; St. Johns, Elgin; St. Johns, Reston; and Christ Church, Melita. Ray was born on January 23, 1938 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the eldest of William John and Sarah McMullan, he is survived by his sister Louise (Sam) Hart and two brothers, Jim (Sonia) and Jackie (Peggy) McMullan and their families, as well as Willas mother, Amy Miller; brother Steve (Caroline) Miller; sister Heather (Bob) Byers and their children. At 16 Ray went to England to complete his high school and train for ministry with the Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelham. In 1962 he emigrated to Regina to serve in the Diocese of Quappelle. In time, Ray left full-time ministry to fill a variety of positions in Manitoba, mostly with Indian Affairs, returning to full-time ministry in 1978. The funeral will be held at St. Pauls United Church, in Souris, MB, at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 6. Flowers are gratefully declined. For those who wish, donations may be made to an Anglican Church fund or the Palliative Care Unit at the Souris Health Centre. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Proverbs 17:22

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 03, 2002