Raymond Lewis Mattox

On November 23, 2018 The Kingdom of the Lord shined brighter than ever as Heaven gained an amazing angel. This man walked on earth as a shining light of compassion, caring, trustworthiness and loving his friends and family with a heart bigger than this amazing state that he loved calling home on earth.
Raymond “Ray” Lewis Mattox went Home on Friday November 23, 2018 to be with is Heavenly Father!
Ray is survived by his wife of 18 years and 5 days Missie, they have one son together Logan who is 15, of Arlington, TX, Ray will be welcomed to Heaven by “Baby Mark” who they lost 10 years ago, his grandparents and some very special fur babies. He is also survived by his parents Robert “Bob” & Helen Mattox of Hurst, TX, his sister Tina Christine Moody of Euless, TX, his sister Tanya Mattox and his brother Clayton Mattox both of Hurst, TX, his nephew Jared Moody of Euless, TX and niece Makayla Mattox of Hurst, TX.
Ray was also blessed with a huge extended family when he married Missie, including his Mother & Father In-law Jim & Peggy Murton, of Terrell, TX, his sister & brother in-laws Jim & Tina Bryan of Terrell, TX, Doug & Shannon Murton of Arlington, TX, and Troy & Sherry West of Wills Point, TX. Many nieces and nephews who he loved and supported as his own including Daniel, Treva, Nikki, Brandon, Curtis, Mandi, Chris, Jennie, Derick, Connor, Joseph, Elizabeth, Christopher, Darby, James, Greg & Brianna. He was also a Great-Uncle to Theresa, Sawyer, Gage, Payton, Hunter, Bentley, Olivia, Russell, Asher, Allyssa and Matthew.
Ray has a large number of aunts, uncles and cousins spread all over, he is behind showered with love and prayers from all over.
The friends Ray leaves behind are countless.
Ray was born April 23, 1970 in Gilmer, TX, he grew up in the Irving and HEB areas, and he is a 1988 graduate of Trinity High School in Euless.
After graduation Ray followed his passion for driving in the US Army. Once he completed boot camp and AIT at Fort Leonardwood, he was sent to his permanent duty station in Nurnberg, West Germany, where he was a proud member of Company B 123rd Support Battalion 1st Armored Division. He was here until he was deployed to Desert Shield / Desert Storm where he served as a truck driver bringing supplies to the front lines. After the war ended he returned to Germany for the rest of his tour and enjoyed Europe to the fullest by touring multiple countries, going skiing, camping and getting to drive on the Autobahn with his Army Buddies.
Upon Returning stateside he found his was to Shady Oaks Baptist Church, where he was an active member in the College and Career Group, he attended truck driving school, he drove over the road for a bit, then he settled in to a job at a local Fencing Company.
In 1999, God was moving in Ray’s life when he met his soul mate and stated down a new path. In 2000 they were married, Ray continued to drive big truck as he loved to do. In 2003 Ray went to work for Centerline Logistics as a driver at Dallas based GAF/Elk Building Materials, he also started his greatest adventure becoming a Daddy! Over the next 10 years he worked and always took care of his family, in 2013 the family found their way back to Shady Oaks Baptist Church, where Ray is a dedicated member of the Safety Team, keeping the flock safe and always having a smile when people walked in the door.
In 2017, his world was shaken with a diagnosis of Stage 3 Kidney Cancer, for those who knew him, knew this did not knock him down. He stayed positive and upbeat, continuing to work, continuing to be an amazing husband and father. In October his cancer progressed to Stage 4, still no stopping him. As 2018 was upon him he told Missie “2018 – This will be our year!” After months of cancer treatments, ups and downs, he never lost his love for life, his family, and his God. He served his God like no other.
November 18, he celebrated 18 years of marriage to his wife, and 5 days later after going in to cardiac arrest, he was brought home to be with the Lord.
In lieu of flower the family is requesting donations be made to Kidney Cancer Research at UT Southwestern University Hospital in Dallas TX. There will also be a GoFundMe account set up for the family by a 3rd party, the link will be shared here as well.
**Note from Missie**
Over the course of our marriage, we had conversation about this day, sadly in the recent years these conversations became more frequent. Rays biggest wish in this day is that we celebrate the life he lived and not morn that he is not longer here with us, he decided he did not want any Black wore at his funeral. I have been asked by many his favorite color is Gray. To be honest, when you are all seated and Logan and I walk in to what will be the hardest thing we will ever do, we want to see waves of bright colors reflecting the Light that we know will be Ray. Logan and I can never express our complete appreciation for your love, prayers, and caring in this tremendously hard time.