Kenneth Ray "Chetty" Proctor, 83, of Mt. Carmel (formerly of Grayville), died Tuesday, Jan, 11, 2010, at Meadowood Nursing Home in Grayville.

He was born July 1, 1927, in Grayville, the son of Chester and Marie (Pritchard) Proctor. He married Mary Ruth Staley on June 2, 1956, and she survives.

He was a retired truck driver and World War II Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Proctor of Mt. Carmel; two sons and their wives, Stephen Ray and LaDonna Proctor of Albion, and David Allen and April Proctor of Flora; two daughters, Janet Marie Downs of Grayville, and Kendra Gail Anderson and her companion Gary Wright of Mt. Carmel; two sisters, Thelma Joyce Reather and her husband Bernard, and Sarah Louise Belew and her husband Jim, all of Carmi; seven grandchildren, Sasha (Nathan) Stone, Miki Baughman, Misty (Jerad) LaFollette, Brooke (John) Powers, Damian (Charla) Proctor, Alicia Jordan and Amy Proctor; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Marie Proctor; a brother, Billy Wayne Proctor; an infant sister, Agnes Ruth Proctor; an infant brother, Charles William Proctor; and a great-grandson, Denzel Stone.

Visitation and funeral is Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at Cook Funeral Chapel in Grayville. Visitation is at 10 a.m. and funeral is at noon. Burial with military rites will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Grayville.

January 12, 2011 Carmi Times

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