Ray Chenault James
1931 - 1986 (54 years)-
Name Ray Chenault James - son of Ora James and Maude Fouch [1]
Birth 17 Nov 1931 Rowan County, Kentucky 
[1] Gender Male Occupation executive director of the Rowan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service [2] Death 17 May 1986 Rowan County, Kentucky [1, 2] Burial Brown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky [1] Person ID I3891 Hedges Last Modified 10 Jun 2025
Family Sharon Sue Razor, b. 19 Jun 1946, Bath County, Kentucky d. 14 Nov 1985, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky (Age 39 years) Family ID F1731 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Oct 2021
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Birth - 17 Nov 1931 - Rowan County, Kentucky 
Death - 17 May 1986 - Rowan County, Kentucky 
Burial - - Brown Cemetery, Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Rowan farm agency head dies
Morehead - Chenault James, the executive director of the Rowan County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for the last 27 years, did Saturday in Morehead, apparently of a heart attack. He was 54.
A resident of Route 3, James had served two terms on the Rowan County school board. He was elected to a third term but resigned because of ill health.
He also was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Tie James of Falls Church, Va., and Paul James of Lexington; a sister, Fern Pennington of Morehead; and three brothers, Cletis James of Mount Washington, Ival James of Richmond, and Chester James of Springfield, Ohio.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lane-Stucky Funeral Home. Visitation will be after noon today.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Monday, 19 May 1986.
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