Mr. Raymond J. Maybury

April 10, 1964 - February 27, 2017

Raymond Joseph Maybury Beloved Husband, Father, Son, and Brother DRACUT—Raymond Joseph Maybury, 52, the beloved husband of Kelly (Harkins) Maybury, passed away on February 27, 2017 at Lowell General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family, following a lengthy yet valiantly fought illness. Ray was born in Lowell on April 10, 1964, a son of Wallace Maybury who survived him, and the late Diane (Loiselle) Maybury. He grew up in Chelmsford and was a graduate of Chelmsford High School. Prior to his illness, Ray worked for 10 years for the Town of Chelmsford Highway Department as a heavy equipment operator. He was good with his hands and very mechanically inclined. Ray liked to be happy. He always wanted to see others happy as well. He was known for his jokes and always making people laugh. Ray was a generous man, always willing to help anyone who needed it. When he was healthy, Ray enjoyed fishing, golfing, and spending time with his family and friends. As a family man, Ray was a loving husband and father. He took great pride in his three sons and enjoyed attending, watching, and cheering them on at all of their sporting events. When his youngest son was small, Ray was a parent volunteer at the Greenmont Avenue School in Dracut. Most recently, his granddaughter Lily was his shining light. Surviving Ray are his loving wife Kelly Maybury; his three sons, Raymond Joseph “Ray” (R.J.) Maybury, Jr. and his longtime girlfriend, Erinn Marshall of Manchester, NH, Jason Maybury, and Kevin Maybury, both of Dracut; his granddaughter Lily Maybury; his father Wallace Maybury of North Carolina; his brother Dale Maybury of Chelmsford; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Erin and Joseph Sousa, Dan and Robin Harkins, Dawn Pires, and Ken Harkins; his nieces and nephews Hayley, Amy, Savanna, Nicholas, and Cole Maybury, and Nathan and Alexandra Pires, Caitlin, Emily, and William Sousa, Thomas, Georgia, and Gavin Harkins; his cousin, Ruth Rhodes and her husband Billy of Florida; also many aunts, uncles, cousins, and a close, loving family friend, Ruth Ann Ellis. FUNERAL NOTICE MAYBURY—In Lowell, February 27, 2017 at Lowell General Hospital, Raymond J. Maybury, 52, the beloved husband of Kelly (Harkins) Maybury. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on MONDAY from 4 until 8 PM, with a Funeral Prayer Service at 7:30 PM in the Funeral Home. Burial will take place at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Ray’s memory be made to alpha1.org or to alphanet.org or to diabetes.org If you would like to do something to honor Ray, you could simply go out and do something nice for somebody. His family knows that would make him happy! ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 978-459-9222 www.faymccabe.com