Nadine "Lovell / Nalls" Ray, 79, passed away on February 17, 2026. She was born on September 8, 1946, in Bentonville, AR to Louis and Mary Lovell. Nadine never met a stranger. She was very good at raising her children on a limited budget. She was always available to help out during deer hunting season. She enjoyed reading, but her greatest love was spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Nadine was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack Ray; her sister, Mildred Cole; her brother, Timothy Meadows; three sons, Allen Lovell, Sonny Ray, and Tony Ray; and her daughter, Phyllis Ruocco.

Nadine was survived by her two daughters, Patricia Ray and wife, Debra of Sparkman, AR and Jackie Rutherford and husband, Rusty of Camden, AR; her son, John W. Ray from Camden, AR; three brothers, Jerry Meadows, Michael Commins, and Dennis Nalls and wife, Linda of Sparkman, AR; two sisters, Barbara Cole from Gunner, TX and Dorothy Riddle and her husband, Calvin of Bennington, OK; six grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date. The family has asked the in lieu of flowers to please make a donation to St. Jude at - ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.