Raymond Lawrence Golding Jr

Raymond Lawrence Golding Jr., 87, of Lott, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, in Dallas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m.  Tuesday at Clover Hill  Cemetery in Lott.

Raymond was born April 22, 1932 in Dallas to Raymond Lawrence and Audrey Moore Golding Sr. He graduated from Lott High School in 1949 and Baylor University in 1956. He married Edna Crites on December 21, 1956 and they moved to Dallas to begin their life together. He served in the US Army from January 1953 to January 1955 and was stationed in Fort Lewis, WA. Raymond and Edna lived in Dallas until 1995 when they retired and moved back to Lott. In the meantime, they raised their family in Dallas and Raymond worked primarily as a public relations executive with an outdoor advertising firm. Their retirement years in Lott were some of their happiest memories, highlighted by fun times with the “Over the Hill Gang”

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 62 years, Edna Wallace Crites Golding and his daughter Susan Gail Golding Scirratt.

He is survived by his two sons, Stephen Mark Golding and his wife Ann of Irving, and John Travis Golding of Midland; three grandchildren, Garrett Golding and his wife  Elizabeth of Dallas, Mallory Golding Mullen and her husband Brian of  Dallas, and Austin Scirratt of Houston. In addition, his legacy continues with three great-grandchildren: Quinn Rebecca Golding, Walker Stephen Golding, and Marlowe Joy Mullen.