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IN MEMORIAM: Ray Winchester, 82;

Avid Hunter, Fisherman Loved Nature

Ray Winchester fishing at his camp near Wells Bridge.
Ray Winchester fishing at his camp near Wells Bridge.

ONEONTA – Raymond L. Winchester, 82, an Air Force veteran who enjoyed his “little slice of heaven,” his camp near Wells Bridge, passed away on Thursday Feb. 11, 2016 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.

Ray was born on Jan. 31, 1934 in Farmington, Pa., a son of the late Lereau and Bernice (Darling) Winchester.   He grew up in the Wells Bridge area and is a Unadilla High School graduate.

Ray enlisted in the Air Force in 1954.  He was stationed in post war Germany for most of his military career until his honorable discharge in 1957.

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