Ray Allen Stewart died peacefully Aug. 23, 2013, with his family at his side at the VA hospital in Salt Lake City.

Ray was born in Oak Harbor on May 18, 1951.

He graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1970. He spent the next eight years in the Navy.

Ray married Amanda in 1984. They moved to Seiad Valley, Calif., in 2001 where he ran a gold mining shop and prospected for gold.

Ray is survived by his wife Amanda; mother Fran and stepfather J.O. Riley; sister Pat Cooper; five children and 16 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father Eldon Stewart and his brother Tom Stewart.