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Raymond A. Harper

Raymond A. Harper

Raymond A. Harper was born December 11, 1916 to Alvin and Edith Barrett Harper. He grew up on the family farm near Sherman, New York. He worked there after graduation from Sherman Central School.

Ray then worked for Welch’s in Westfield until starting nearly forty years at Chautauqua Malted Milk in Mayville where he lived until 1989.

Ray enjoyed and shared a lifelong enthusiasm for flying. He surrendered his pilot’s license at age seventy-seven. He was an expert builder of radio control models. He shared his knowledge and skill with a large number of aviation enthusiasts.

Ray was preceded in death by his wife Myrtle Cherry Harper(2005) and son Dale Leslie Harper (1978).

He is survived by sons Stuart and Dennis Harper. Memorial services will be announced at a later date.