Raymond Joseph Ray Dibble, 78, of Dallas, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017. Ray was born in New York City, New York on September 20, 1939 to Joseph Raymond and Helen (Gaylord) Dibble. He served in the US Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a member of the American Legion at Bachman Lake in Dallas. Raymond married Beatrice Rego on September 27, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey. He is preceded in death by his parents and son, Craig Raymond Dibble (in 2005). He retired from Flint Kote in Ennis, Texas as a lab technician in research and development in 2006. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice; daughters, Kim Herrell of Dallas and Rose Dewbre of Ft. Worth; daughter-in-law Kelly Johnson Dibble; nine grandchildren: Kristen Dittrich and husband Justin, Joseph Dibble, Tracy Esquivel and husband Osiel, Samantha Dibble, Adam James Herrell, David Herrell, Rachel Dewbre, Aimee Dewbre and Cassidy Dewbre; four great-grandchildren: Maddison, Karleigh and Jackson Dittrich, Reese Esquivel and Olivia Esquivel (due October 30th); brother, Ronald Dibble of Florida; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Rego of Grand Prairie and Geraldine Harris of New Jersey; nephew, Ronald Dibble, Jr. of South Carolina and niece, Louise of New Jersey. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2017 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. Burial will be 11:15 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2017 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. SERVICES Funeral Service

Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, Texas 75062

Committal Service

Monday, October 02, 2017 11:15 AM

DFW National Cemetery 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway Dallas, TX 75211