Laura Suzanne Ray "Mawmaw", 72, of Jasper, Ga, passed away March 17, 2026, with her family by her side.

She was born to Donald and Elizabeth Brogdon "Girl" in Huntsville, AL on April 7,1953. Laura dedicated her life to raising her five children while creating a warm, welcoming home that became the neighborhood gathering place. She organized block parties, chauffeured kids to and from anywhere they needed to be with a smile on her face and always had snacks ready when kids came through the door.

Her children remember Laura not for grand gestures but for showing up at every game, every concert, every moment that mattered. Her grandchildren knew her as the Mawmaw who never said no and never tired of watching the same movie for the 100th time.

She is preceded in death by her parents, and her aunt and uncle, Laura Mae Bafford-Boyd and James Walton Boyd.

Laura is survived by her husband Gary Ray Sir. "Rabbit"; children Roy and Elizabeth Sanders, Toni and John Southworth, Gary Ray Jr., Heather Rotondi, Michael "Nick" and Tiffany Ray, Stephen and Candice Ray; father-in-law John Ray; and grandchildren Carol Ann, Ryder, Caine, Chris and Hailey, T.J., Jansen, Jamie, Jerri, Haley and Dylan, Cabella, Wyatt, and Morgan, along with several nieces and nephews. Laura was a loving Mawmaw to all.

The Family will receive visitors at Cagle Funeral Home on Friday March 20, 2026, from 12-8pm and again on Saturday March 21, 2026, from 10am until the service hour.

Laura's Celebration of Life service will be held in the Robert A. Cagle Memorial Chapel on Saturday March 21, 2026, at 2pm. Interment will follow at Refuge Baptist church cemetery.

Cagle Funeral Home is proudly serving Ms. Laura Ray and her family.