Ray Charles Dales Jr.

Ray C. Dales, Jr., age 67, of Burghill, died Friday at 6:55 am, December 4, 2009, at St. Joseph Health Center emergency room. He was born May 8, 1942 in Fowler Township the son of the late Ray Charles Dales Sr. and Edna Irene (Barnard) Dales. Ray worked as a truck driver for many years, retiring from Tauro Brothers Trucking. Previously, he worked for Autumn Trucking and as a foreman at Control Transformer for 16 years. Ray is survived by the mother of his sons, Joyce E. Rathburn Dales of Cortland; two sons, Ray C. Dales III of North Bloomfield and Glen E. Dales of Cortland; three grandchildren; two brothers, Richard of Conneaut Lake, Pa. and Glenn of Cortland and two sisters, Theda Griffin of Cortland and Dorothy Dales of Mt. Vernon. Two sisters, Jane Dales and Bernice Tisler have both preceded him in death. Arrangements are being handled by Shafer-Winans Funeral Chapel in Cortland, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Wednesday. A memorial service will follow at 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Cremation was held and burial will be at Dugan Cemetery in Fowler.