Ray Nell Guynn's Obituary
Ray Nell Guynn, age 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 at E.T. York Haven Hospice in Gainesville, Florida.
Born in Healdton, Oklahoma on December 4th, 1945, to the late Rayford Alton Law and Avis Norene Law, Ray Nell moved to Gainesville at a young age and graduated from Gainesville High School, Class of 1963. In her early career, she worked at J.M. Fields Department Store before beginning a long and dedicated career with the University of Florida, retiring from the Division of Housing and Residence Life, now the Department of Housing and Residence Education.
Ray Nell enjoyed the simple pleasures of life – she loved fishing, reading and, in her younger years, found joy in gardening, crocheting and cross stitch. Above all, she cherished her family and the life she built with them.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Leah Norene Riddle, in 1999.
Ray Nell is survived by her devoted husband of 62 years, William Dale Guynn; two sons, Robert Allen Guynn and Troy Lawrence McMichen Jr (Merissa); her sister, Jo Ann Parris (Tony) of Ocala; her brother Martin Asa Law of Mayo; and two beloved grandchildren, Tara Deanna Guynn of Dalton, Georgia and Cody Garrett Riddle of Gainesville.
Gainesville funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 at 10:00 AM in Forest Meadows Memorial Park East. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 14th, 2025 from 5 to 7 PM, at Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Downtown, 404 North Main Street.
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