Ray “Butch” Stucker of Cartwright, Okla. passed away suddenly on June 8, 2020. Butch was born on Dec. 10,1943 in Denver, Colo. to Ray and Loraine Stucker.
He attended and graduated from high school in Artesia, Calif. Butch enlisted in the United States Navy on Jan. 18, 1967 where he served five tours in Viet Nam and was awarded The National Defense Service Metal and The Viet Nam Service Metal. Butch was honorably discharged on Jan. 22, 1969. On Dec. 10, 1987 he married Deborah Ramsey.
Butch is preceded in death by his grandparents; his parents, Ray and Loraine Stucker and his uncle Jimmy who passed in The Battle of The Bulge.
Butch is survived by his wife Deborah Diane (Ramsey) Stucker of the home; his children: Ray Jr. Stucker, Kelly Jo and Joe Piscitelli, Jodi Ramsey, Rob Ramsey and wife Staci, Christopher Stucker, and wife Crystal, Aaron Stucker, and Amber and Casey Clark.
The family has selected cremation, and arrangements are under the direction of Brown’s Funeral Service Durant