Edgar "Ray" Snow, Jr.

Edgar Raymond “Ray” Snow, Jr., 95, of Normal, passed away from his earthly home to his heavenly home Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.

His funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Freedom Baptist Church, Bloomington, with Rev. Vince Kobosh officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington is assisting the family.

Memorials may be made to Freedom Baptist Church, Bloomington.

Ray was born July 9, 1930, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of Edgar Raymond and Hazel (Smith) Snow, Sr. He married Leanna “Faye” Atkinson on September 3, 1950, in North Terre Haute, IN.

He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Leanna Faye Snow, Normal; four children, Karen (Terry) Kidd, Bloomington, Ronald (Jeanne) Snow, West Virginia, Kathy (Larry) Crane, Fishers, IN and Michael (Diane) Snow, Mattoon; one brother, Dick Snow, Florida; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Larry Snow, Fred Snow and Don Snow, and his two sisters, Virginia Dolittle and Nancy Durr.

Ray was an American Baptist pastor for many years serving small town and rural churches throughout Indiana and Illinois. Upon retirement from the ministry he and his wife traveled around the country building churches and working in Christian camps. They visited every state except Hawaii and completed more than 75 three-week projects in their 13 years of travel.

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