Ray Tinnel^[1]

1937 - 2014  (76 years)

• Name	Ray Tinnel
  Born	27 Mar 1937	Union County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 2014	Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center   [2, 3]
  Buried	I.O.O.F Cemetery, Convoy, Van Wert County, Ohio   [4]
  Person ID	I368960	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles Roscoe Tinnel,   b. 14 Nov 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1963  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Martha Leona Jones,   b. 25 Jan 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Dec 1998, Van Wert County, Ohio  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F45833	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Diane Jones
  Married	12 May 1958
  Children	1. Brian Tinnel   2. Denise Tinnel   3. Laura Tinnel   4. Gary Tinnel   5. Dan Tinnel
  Family ID	F149398	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Mar 1937 - Union County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), 2 Jan 1999. Leona Tinnel obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 11 Jun 2014. Bertha Juanita Rayfield obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, The Lima News (OH), 19 Jan 2014. RAY TINNEL CONVOY — Ray Tinnel , 76, died at 12:20 p.m. Jan. 18, 2014, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born March 27, 1937, in Union County, Tenn., to Leona and Roscoe Tinnel , who preceded him in death. On May 12, 1958, he married Diane Jones, who survives in Convoy. Mr. Tinnel retired as associate dean of the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima. He had previously worked at the Chrysler Amplex in Van Wert. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Convoy Lions Club and Van Wert American Legion. He was a 1956 graduate of Van Wert High School. Survivors also include five children, Brian (Julie Heath) Tinnel , of Van Wert, Denise (Steve) Frey, of Van Wert, Laura (LeRoy) Lyons, of Ohio City, Gary (Cindy) Tinnel , of Convoy, and Dan (Jan Edwards) Tinnel , of Convoy; two brothers, Clyde (Joan) Tinnel and Donnie (Suzy) Tinnel ; four sisters, Juanita Rayfield, Wilma (Ken) Worthley, Joyce Hakes and Betty Wallis; and 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, J.T. Tinnel and Floyd Tinnel ; and a sister, Sadie Baker-Gould. Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Gearhart-Jurczyk Funeral Home in Convoy. The Rev. Gerald Baker will officiate. Burial will be in I.O.O.F Cemetery in Convoy. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Van Wert Inpatient Hospice or the Convoy E.M.S. Condolences may be expressed at alspachgearhart.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 123775215).