December 09, 1921 - October 13, 2014
Ray Arthur Tower Obituary (Age 92) Ray was born December 9, 1921 and died October 13, 2014 in Spokane, WA. Ray was the third son of Ralph R. Tower and Tressa Thompson Tower of DeWitt, AR. After graduating from DeWitt HS, he worked in Washington, DC before serving in WWII with the 104th Infantry Division in the European countries of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was grateful to have survived the Battle of the Bulge and liberating Nordhausen, a holocaust camp in Nazi Germany. He later donated many snapshots of this camp to Simon Wiesenthal Center, Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA. In 1947, Ray married his HS sweetheart Louise Childers and entered Tulsa University where he earned an MS degree and CPA on the GI bill. Ray was employed in Tulsa by Sunray DX Oil Co., bought by Sunoco in Philadelphia, with sub Exploration & Production Co. in Dallas. He retired as Tax Manager on December 31, 1984. While employed, he was active in the National Institute of CPAs, Oklahoma Society of CPAs, National Association of Accountants and Petroleum Accountants Society. He also worked with sixteen State Tax groups, also did Sunoco tax work in Calgary and Puerto Rico. When he retired, one of his parties was with a group of IRS men who came from Philadelphia to Dallas to give him an honorary 25 year IRS pin. Ray was a Methodist all his life. He was a quiet man but a faithful worker. He served as a trustee chair, was on many committees and headed a renovation for Manito UMC in the �90s. Ray never was late. His favorite job was president of two large SS classes where he arrived early, welcomed every attendant and rarely missed a Sunday. He was co-leader of the Boy Scout group in Tulsa where his son because an Eagle scout. Ray was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Marcus R. Tower of Tulsa and Earl Tower of DeWitt, AR. He is survived by his wife Louise of Rockwood South Hill; son Alan Ray Tower of Spokane; three grandsons, Lane Arthur Tower of Seattle, Spencer Charles Tower of Spokane, and Trevor Alan Tower of Spokane; two sisters, Alice Tower Horton of Ethel, AR and Loula Mae Tower Dumond of DeWitt, AR; several nieces, nephews and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2 pm at Manito United Methodist Church, 33rd and S Grand Blvd, Spokane, WA with reception to follow. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Ray, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events OCT 13
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