Ann Ray Chandler

Mrs. Ann Ray Chandler, 72, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Choctaw County Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Poplar Flat Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ann was born May 20, 1942, in Kosciusko, MS. She was a graduate of Kosciusko High School. She was a retired business owner, having owned and operated several businesses including Tommy’s Trading Post, Ann’s Jeans & Things, and Hwy 12 Mart. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elba and Robert Love; and a sister, Mary Lee Grissom. She is survived by her husband, Robert Randal Chandler of Louisville; her daughters, Rachel Ann Burns of Kosciusko, MS and Sonya Ray Diaddigo of Dacula, GA; her son, Charles Mack Ray, Jr. of Philadelphia, MS; a brother, Mike Love of Tupelo; grandchildren, David Allan Burns, Cody Ray Burns, Taylor Lee Stringfield, Jordan Ansley Stringfield, Tyler White, Hunner Ray, Chase Ray, Gavin Ray, and Makayla Ray; and one great grandchild. Pallbearers will be Tyler White, Cody Ray Burns, Larry Burns, Hunter Ray, Chase Ray, and John Diaddigo. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s’ Children’s Hospital of the Cancer Research Center, Atlanta, GA. To sign the guest register, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.