Mr. Ray Sonnier
Mr. Raymond Joseph "Ray" Sonnier, age 90, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at his home in De Queen, Arkansas.

Ray was born on October 30, 1931, in Duson, Louisiana, to Clariel Sonnier and Maydelle LeBlanc Sonnier. At the age of seventeen, Ray joined the United States Army to begin a more than twenty-year military career. He served multiple tours in Korea and Vietnam, retiring as a Staff Sargent. He married the love of his life, Joyce Marie Miller, on October 30, 1982, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the 75th Air Borne Ranger's Association. Ray enjoyed computers, watching old television shows, and spending time with his loving family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Maydelle Sonnier; his father, Clariel "Bee" Sonnier; his stepmother, Bertha Sonnier; brother, Edward Sonnier; and his brother-in-law, Willard Johnson.

Ray leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of over thirty-nine years, Joyce Sonnier of De Queen; one daughter, Sandra Kay Woods and husband Friedbert Schmitt of Schweinfurt, Germany; one stepson, Jimmy Huff and wife Misty of Mena, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Melia Keeton-Digby and husband Rick of Watkinsville, Georgia, Lindsay Jefferson and husband Lee of Georgia, Dr. Sean Woods and wife Rania of Phoenix, Arizona, William Huff of Mena, Arkansas, and Travis Huff of Conway, Arkansas; ten great-grandchildren, Lucas, Eric, Della, Troy, Gabriel, Jaydon, Aaron, John, River, and Woods; two sisters, Rena Sonnier Johnson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Louise Savoy and husband Jimmy of Lafayette, Louisiana; one brother, Dallas Sonnier and wife Peggy of St. Martinsville, Louisiana; special caregivers, Jeri and Steve Landgraf, and Karina Hernandez; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Graveside Services for Mr. Ray Sonnier will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Mt. Ida Cemetery with Bro. Tim Bowlin officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home of De Queen. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.