Victor Ray Crittenden, Sr.

Victor Ray Crittenden, Sr. (Ray), 85, of Columbus, Mississippi passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital- Golden Triangle. Visitation is 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Jordan Funeral Home. Graveside service is 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2024, at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Freddie Tanksley is officiating.

Ray was born November 13, 1938, to Victor Cecil Crittenden and Ruby McMullin Crittenden in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray graduated from McAdams High School. Ray served in the United States Navy for 20 years and retired as an Aviation support Equipment Tech First Class. After retiring from the U.S. Navy, he worked at the Columbus Air Force Base as a contract aircraft electrician for 12 years before his final retirement.

Ray is survived by his wife Betty Crittenden of Columbus, Mississippi; sons Victor Crittenden of Grenada, Mississippi, Garry (Nicki) Crittenden of Columbus, Mississippi, and Patrick Crittenden (Michele Williams) of Columbia, MD; grandchildren Michael, Jennifer, and Joshua; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Victor Cecil Crittenden and Ruby Crittenden, his first wife Mary Crittenden, sisters Vera Sessions, and Lorainne Teague, brothers Cecil Crittenden, and Marvin “Pete” Crittenden.