Allison Jr., Ray

Ray Allison Jr. KANNAPOLIS Ray Anthony Allison Jr., 34, of Charlie Walker Rd., Kannapolis, passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in Mecklenburg County. He was born May 21, 1980, in Cabarrus County, to Bridgett Jordan Maxwell and Ray A. Allison Sr. Ray was a 2001 graduate of A. L. Brown High School and was a painter with Allison Painting Company. Ray was a member of The Five Star Riders Organization. Services will be held at Blessed Assurance Church of Concord Saturday, Aug. 23. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. and funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Bethel Baptist Cemetery. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Joe Jordan Sr. and Dorothy Jordan. Those left to cherish his memories are his daughter, Raven Hill, of Lexington, N.C.; parents, Bridgett Maxwell, of Kannapolis and Ray Allison Sr., of Kannapolis; two sisters, Kia Allison, of Concord and Ra-Nesha Allison, of Kannapolis; three brothers, Marquis Jenkins, of Salisbury and Demetrius Short and Michael Maxwell, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Thomas and Geraldine Allison, of Kannapolis; uncle, Rev. Antonio Jordan, of Kannapolis; fianc‚e, Tericka Knox, of the home; best friend, Michael Reid, of Concord; god-mother, Cindy Byers, of Concord; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Clark Funeral Home, Inc. is serving the Allison family. Online condolences can be submitted at www. clarkfuneralhomeinc. com.