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Ray Davis, 93

by | Oct 6, 2026 | Obituaries

Ray Davis

Ray Davis

Ray E. Davis, 93, a longtime resident of Franklin, died Oct. 2, 2026, at Mary Ann Morse Healthcare Center in Natick. His wife, Doris (Straight) Davis, died in 2022.

Ray worked at Dennison Manufacturing Company for many years, and later at Stop & Shop. He served with the Army in Korea during the Korean War, later serving in the Marine Corps.

He is survived by his brother, Peter Davis of Barton, Vermont, and five stepchildren, Frederick Straight of Southborough, Richard Straight of Hopkinton, Carol Ryea of St. Alburg, Vermont, Mildred Sosa of Fitchburg and Elizabeth Trudeau of Statesville, North Carolina. He also leaves several step-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by one stepchild, Ellie (Bell) Straight, who died in 2019.

A graveside service will be held Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Hopkinton. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Callanan Cronin Funeral Home.

Obituaries are submissions, typically from funeral homes, that are not subject to the same level of editorial oversight as the rest of the Hopkinton Independent. Obituaries may be edited for grammatical and factual mistakes and clarifications and shortened for space considerations.

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