Raymond Everette Appling Sr.

Raymond Everette Appling Sr. passed away in Yakima, Washington on Oct. 22, 2022. He was born Nov. 10, 1943, in Rogers, Arkansas, the oldest of six children born to Everett and Ovie (Hass) Appling. In 1961, he joined the U.S. Army. He was discharged in 1962 due to the residual effects of a farming accident at age 16. In the fall of 1963, Ray was rousted out of bed to “Go help that pretty little girl with her car.” On March 9, 1964, he married that pretty little girl, Alcenia Turner, in Exeter, California.