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- The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA, 5 Jul 2011
https://www.fredericksburg.com/obituaries/billy-ray-lake/article_5da70c3f-fe96-5c6f-92c1-d49cda5fd822.html
Billy Ray Lake, 76, of Pratt, W.Va., formerly of Stafford County, died May 6, 2011.
He is survived by his wife, Arbutus Lake; his children from his marriage to Bettie Jo Quick, formerly of Boomer W.Va., Billy Joe Lake of Stafford and Bobby Ray Lake of Manassas; and his grandchildren, Jonathan, Hunter and Danielle.
He was preceded in death by his sons Barry Edward Lake and Brian Jeffery Lake.
He was born on July 8, 1934, in Handley, W.Va., to the late John Edward Lake and Daisy Whittington Lake. He graduated from Montgomery High School in 1952 and attended Greenbrier Military School before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served for 28 years and achieved the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. While in the service, he began his career at Quantico Marine Corps Base and then was stationed in Atlanta, Ga.; Cherry Point, N.C.; Camp Smith, Hawaii; back to Quantico; Okinawa, Japan; back to Quantico; and finally retired at Fort Belvoir. He served in both the Korean War and the Vietnam War with the following honors: Good Conduct Medal-7 Stars, Meritorious Unit Citation and National Defense Service Medal. Following his retirement, he worked for the World Bank in Washington, D.C., and then went to work for Amtrak as the printing executive for 15 years until his retirement.
Bill enjoyed sports and working with youth. He served as the Commissioner of Youth Baseball and Football and Commissioner of Baseball for Veterans of Foreign Wars; was the founder of the first Hawaiian Youth Football League; served as a Scoutmaster at Quantico; and was a state baseball, basketball and football sports official, in addition to managing the "Teen Hut" at Quantico. He was also named Outstanding Young Man of America while stationed in Hawaii. Besides sports, Bill enjoyed ceramics, woodworking and photography.
He served as a deacon at Triangle Baptist Church in Triangle and was a founding member and deacon of Grace Baptist Church in Dale City.
Burial with full military honors will be in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. July 7, 2011.
O'Dell Funeral Home, https://odellfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1519694/Lake-Billy/obituary.php?Printable=true
Billy Ray Lake, 77, of Pratt, West Virginia, died May 6, 2011, at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, WV.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Arbutus Lake; his son Billy Joe Lake of Stafford, VA; his son Bobby Ray Lake of Manassas, VA; and his three cherished grandchildren, Jonathan, Hunter, and Danielle.
He was born July 8, 1934, in Handley, WV, the son of the late John Edward Lake and Daisy Whittington Lake. He graduated from Montgomery High School in 1952, and attended Greenbrier Military School.
Billy Ray served in the U.S. Marines as Master Gunnery Sergeant, where he received the following honors: Good Conduct Medal-7 Stars, Meritorious Unit Citation, and National Defense Service Medal. He retired after 28 years of military service, and then worked with Amtrack until retirement.
A member of the Montgomery Presbyterian Church, he loved worship, Bible study, and music. It was there that he met Arbutus Glenn, whom he married on July 7, 2006.
Billy Ray had a passion for wood-working and painting. He loved bird-watching and building houses for the many species of area birds.
A loving family man, Billy Ray cherished the times when his sons and grandchildren and great-grandchildren would visit. He loved family get-togethers, and he never missed a Whittington family reunion. He always carried his camera, enjoying photography and preparing photo albums of those he loved.
He brought much love and happiness to his wife Arbutus, and will be sadly missed.
Funeral service will be held at Montgomery Presbyterian Church on Monday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m. with Kari Preslar CLP and Rev. Joan Stewart officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to service at the church. Burial with full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Montgomery Presbyterian Church, 400 Fourth Ave., Montgomery, WV 25136, or to Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, 3100 Staunton Rd, Huntington, WV 25701.
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