James Ray Jarrell

March 22, 1943 - August 19, 2020

Funeral services James Ray Jarrell 77, of Cochran will be held Saturday August 22, 2020 at 4 PM in the Chapel of Fisher funeral Home with burial in the family cemetery. Ray was born in Bleckley County the son of the late Robert Thurman Jarrell and Jewell Coley Jarrell. He was a graduate of Cochran High School Class of 1962. He was retired from Imerys Kaolin after 35 years of service and also a farmer and owner of several business in Bleckley County. He was a member of Cochran First Baptist Church. He enjoyed the outdoors, his farm and taking care of his cattle and children but he doted on his large herd of grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister Brenda Jarrell Stinchfield. Survived by his wife of 57 years Mary Ann Cone Jarrell of Cochran;children Greg (Donna) Jarrell of Cochran, Carissa J. Gibbs of Milledgeville, Dee J. (Frankie) Harrell of Eastman,Eric (Stacy) Jarrell of Cochran, Andrea J. (Jason) Floyd of Cochran; grandchildren Leah, Colby, Kace, Nick, Mary Beth, Brooke, Danyle, Devan, Jayme , Kristin, Dawson,Slade, Marley,Aubrey, Chase, Jasey and 29 great-grandchildren; brother Robert Jarrell of Cochran and sister Helen (Lawton) Hart of Cochran. The family will be at the Jarrell residence on Coley Station Rd. Cochran and will meet friends following the service in the Chapel.