Ramon "Ray" Inez Valencia, age 88, of Grand Island, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island surrounded by his loving family.

A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, September 20th at 10am at All Faiths Funeral Home. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website. Visitation at 9am. Interment will take place at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Croix Hospice or the American Heart Association. Condolences can be left at www.giallfaiths.com.

Ray was born on October 14, 1935 in Pecos, New Mexico to Inez and Ana Maria (Lucero) Valencia. He spent his early years in Pecos and moved to Santa Fe as a teenager and graduated from Santa Fe High School. He served nine years in the US Army National Guard and was honorably discharged on March 6, 1963. Ray was united in marriage to Ella May Britt and to this union five children were born. Ray was primarily employed in retail throughout the years with the longest periods being for Gambles and Lukasiewicz Furniture. Some of Ray's greatest joy came from spending time with family, being outdoors, and eating good food. He loved to travel, camping in his RV, and visiting new places.

Those left to cherish Ray's memory include children, Mark Valencia of Raytown, MO; Bryan (Sha) Valencia of The Woodlands, TX, Adam (Tami) Valencia of Alda, NE, and Becky Maggiore of Renton, WA; grandchildren, Morgan (Johnothon) Dillon & Josiah Valencia; Joseph (Tori), Jackson (Alexandra), Reid & Riley Valencia; Abby (Josiah) Young, Evan (Eden), Katie, Georgia, Luke & Ellie Valencia; and Anisa & Ethan Maggiore; 5 great grandchildren and 2 more on the way; longtime sweetheart, Phyllis Rice; sister, Ana Maria Martinez of Albuquerque, NM; sister in-law Donna Valencia of Bend, OR, and sister in-law, Helen Valencia of Norwalk, CA.

Ray is preceded in death by his son, David Valencia; parents, Inez & Ana Maria Valencia; brothers, Tony & Bobby Valencia; sisters, Teresa Valencia, Maggie Gonzales, and Grace Lujan.