Raymond Lovette Hines, Jr.

Raymond Lovette Hines, Jr. of Moorefield, WV, passed away Wednesday evening, October 16, 2024, at the age of 89 at the Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, VA. He was born on June 10, 1935, in Hardy County, WV to the late Raymond Lovette Hines, Sr. and Lily Rozella Cain Hines. His wife, Mary Virginia Bensenhaver Hines preceded him in death in July 2020. A grandson Heath Steven Hines and a brother, Richard Cornelius Hines also preceded him in death.

Raymond was an educator in Hardy County Schools for 32 years. He taught at the following schools: Pleasant Dale, Wilkins School, Moorefield Grade School and Moorefield Elementary School. Raymond was also a head teacher at Moorefield Elementary School. He also raised poultry for 60 years, beginning as a contract grower for Rockingham Poultry and ending as a grower for Pilgrim’s Pride. He also raised beef cattle

Surviving are two sons, Steven Alexander Hines and Douglas Charles (Brenda) Hines; a daughter Janet Elizabeth (R.F.) Fisher; granddaughters, Angie Beth Fisher and Jessica Brooke (Blaze) Mollhagen; two grandsons, Dr. Benjamin Douglas Hines and Jacob Nathaniel Fisher; a step-grandson, Jay (Becky) Taylor; a great-grandson, Cooper Davis Mollhagen; a step-great-grandson, Camden Layne Taylor; a sister, Carol Kay (Tony) Wilson and a sister-in-law, Bonnie Hines.

Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted 2:30 PM Sunday, October 20, 2024, at Walnut Grove Gardens, Route 55 near Moorefield with Pastor Russell Webster officiant. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends from 1 – 2 PM Sunday at the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel, 107 Washington Street prior to services.

Memorials may be directed to the charity of choice. To offer condolences, share memories, or upload photos in honor of Raymond’s extraordinary life, visit his Tribute Wall at www.fraleyfuneralhome.com and celebrate the impact he made on all those around him.

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