Melvin Lee Raley
Fri, 2014-06-06 11:03
News Staff
November 26, 1952 ~ June 3, 2014
Melvin Lee Raley, 61, of Copperas Cove passed away Tuesday, in Copperas Cove. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Copperas Cove City Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held Saturday morning from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas Cove. Melvin was born on November 26, 1952 in Belton, Texas to Byron C. and Mae Laverne Raley. He was a lifelong resident of Copperas Cove where he worked in the construction industry, and was a member of the local Moose Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Janice May. Melvin is survived by sisters; Margie Evetts and Donna Speer; a brother Clynton Raley; and children Heather Raley, Tami Herman, and BJ Raley. Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas
Cove is in charge of arrangements.