Robert Ray’s family announces funeral plans
The funeral for former Gov. Robert Ray, who died Sunday, will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church at 25th Street and University Avenue in Des Moines. It will be livestreamed; further details will be provided later. Ray will lay in state at the Iowa Capitol building Thursday afternoon and evening. A brief ceremony will occur at 5 p.m. Iowans are encouraged to arrive at the Capitol before 4 p.m. as security checkpoints will be utilized. Citizens will be able to pass by Ray’s casket and pay their respects between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be sent to the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311 or athttps://alumni.drake.edu/RayCenterSupport. A story on Ray can be read here.