Aron Ray Snider

A celebration of life for A. Ray Snider, 96, of Tyler will be held on Monday, January 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Stewart Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Pike Wisner and Rev. Bill Ballou officiating. Burial will follow at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Snider passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in Tyler. He was born January 13, 1922 in Hawkins, Texas to Aron Dallas Snider and Mattie Lou Snider. He enlisted in the United States Air Force following graduation from Big Sandy High School and was stationed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He met and fell in love with his wife of 72 years Inez McNutt. They were married on July 17, 1945 in Edmonton, Canada. They returned to East Texas after the war and he attended Business College in Longview. He was business manager for several years with Texas Bitulithic Company in Fort Worth, Texas and retired from McGraw Edison in Tyler. Ray and Inez spent their retirement years traveling around the United States in their motor home. Ray was an active member for over fifty years at First Baptist Church of Tyler, where he served as a deacon and in many of the church ministries. He made many mission trips on both sides of the border to build churches. He truly exemplified a servant’s heart in numerous ways throughout the years. He was preceded in death by his parents and seven siblings. He is survived by his loving wife Inez Snider of Tyler; two daughters, Jeanetta Brown and her husband Alan of Tyler, Melissa Stockholm and her husband Kurt of Denton; grandchildren, Kevin Brown of Dallas, Courtney Womble and her husband Blake of Frisco, Collin Brown and his wife Natalie of Frisco, Kristen and Kaitlyn Stockholm of Denton; five great-grandchildren, Cooper, Preston and Blaire Womble, Madelyn Brown and Peyton Brown; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Ray was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who loved his family beyond measure and will be greatly missed. He always extended unconditional love, support and encouragement to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as they were the joy of his life. Pallbearers will be Kevin Brown, Collin Brown, Blake Womble, Robert Putman, James Bozman, Andy Patterson and Robert Watson. Honorary pallbearers will be the CIA Class of First Baptist Church, Tyler. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Tyler at 301 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702.

Aron Ray Snider

January 13, 1922 - January 24, 2018