December 22, 1941 – October 12, 2022

Ray Abercrombie was born Monday, December 22 ^nd , 1941 in Chambers County and passed away on Wednesday, October 12 ^th , 2022 at the age of 80 at his home in Dadeville, AL. He is preceded in death by his parents; father, William McKinley Abercrombie; mother, Hazel Abercrombie; brothers, Billy Joe Abercrombie, William McKinley Abercrombie, Jr.; and oldest son, Johnny Ray Abercrombie. He is survived by his twin brother, Raymond Abercrombie; sister, Floria Abrams along with his loving wife of 56 years, Laura Jean Abercrombie; two sons, Donald Joe and Billy Wayne Abercrombie; along with four grandchildren, Abigayle Louise Abercrombie, Cameron Paige Jenkins, Steven McKinley, and Rachel Hope Abercrombie.

If anyone knew or was around Ray Abercrombie, he was man of many things over the years he lived. As a young boy or man, he worked hard around the farm for his father, along with cutting and hauling pulp wood with the Bailey brothers from Chambers County. After he graduated high school from Miltown, AL in 1961, he entered the Alabama National Guard where he was trained as field artillery specialist and served six years. After marrying his wife Jean, he moved to Dadeville where he lived the rest of his life. Ray went to work for the United States Postal service in 1969 where he worked for 30+ years before retiring. Ray always worked multiple jobs over the years of his life which included being a police officer, hauling pulpwood, doing box blade work, along with plowing garden spots with his farm tractor. Ray also had several rental properties. He enjoyed buying and remodeling them. I would say that Ray's hobby was working, but he also enjoyed going to local auctions and getting around to listen to local artists when they would have a picking or making music. An interesting fact about Ray is that in the early 70's, he obtained his pilot licenses and enjoyed flying airplanes.

Visitation for Ray Abercrombie will be held Tuesday, October the 18 ^th at Langley Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. CT . Graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. CT at Tallapoosa County Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Alabama Funeral Homes & Cremation Centers is handling the arrangements.