Obituary of Ray Eugene Forman

Ray E. Forman, 83, of Bruceton Mills (Pisgah community), WV, passed away after an extended illness on October 29, 2025, at the Kingwood Healthcare Center in Kingwood, WV. The son of the late Ervin C. and Agnes Teets Forman, he was born May 17, 1942, on the family farm in Bruceton Mills. Ray retired as an assembly worker for Ford Motor Company in Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Stella Ella Simpkins Forman; one son and his wife, Charles E. Forman and Andrea, of Longview, TX; one brother and his wife, Arthur Forman and Delora; and a sister, Shirley Hiser. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Forman; four sisters-in-law: Pat Forman, Katherine Forman, Joan Simpkins, and Mildred Gibson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Ervin R. and Stephen Forman; infant brothers, Oran and Howard Forman; three brothers: Carl, Troy, and Francis Edward Forman; a sister and her husband, Dorothy and Tom Mason; and one brother-in-law, Paul Hiser. Family and friends may call at the Carl R. Spear Funeral Home in Brandonville-Bruceton Mills, WV, on Friday, October 31, 2025, from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday November 1 from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:00 a.m. funeral service, with Pastor Nick Bolyard officiating. Burial will follow at the East View Cemetery on Compressor Station Road in Bruceton Mills. Condolences may be sent to the family at spearfuneralhome.net.