Logan Ray

Churchwell

This will not be a normal obituary. Nothing was ever normal with Logan and me. Our marriage was not a textbook marriage. Logan is 100% the reason our marriage was more than husband and wife. We were best friends and served as a whole in honor of Christ. We were on the phone multiple times a day and he never ran out of things to say. When I called, he would answer with a smile in his voice. When he got home from work, he always found me in the house to make sure he laid eyes on me and gave me the sweetest most precious smile. He would stare at me all the time and I would say," Can I help you?" and he would say," Nope, I'm just enjoying my beautiful wife."  Logan protected me and our girls at all costs. He was the safest place I have ever known. There were no negative things about my love, even though he could not fix a thing around the house. He would say, "I got it baby. If I mess it up, Todd will come fix it," Logan Ray was the most amazing, caring, and devoted husband and dad. He and I shared everything with each other, minus his true love for watching Bluey.  He would say, "Baby that show is so funny!"  He also enjoyed a good war movie or documentary, but none of those would top a good comedy series. Logan was funny himself. We have lots and lots of funny stories as a family. But I will share one of my parents' favorite stories, that he still got tickled about every time he thought about it. We were at Coyote Ranch, and we were walking to their little pond to fish. We are all walking to the pond and Logan says, "Hey, some of the best bait to fish with are grasshoppers. They can stay underwater a long time because they can breathe out their butts." We all got tickled, but he assured us he was googling it when we got done!

Somethings Logan loved a lot:

1.      His wife of 11 years

2.      Our girls

3.      BBQing (and was absolutely amazing at it)

4.      His semi (he HATED an automatic semi)

5.      Food/Soda (he did not care what kind. As long as he got that fizzy burn from it)

6.      Going to the lake

7.      Any sport his girls loved.

8.      Archery

9.      Naps…LOTS OF NAPS!

10.  Umpiring

Somethings Logan did not like:

1.      Working.

a.      He said at least once a week, "I can't wait to retire and spend all day bugging you!"

b.      He would be off for a couple of days and go back to work and within hours, he would be telling me," I am ready for my weekend to spend with my family!"

2.      Water. - He despised drinking water. Everyday he came home, "How much water have you had? It is hot outside." He would reply, "I drank like 6-8 bottles!" Every time I would turn around and say, "You are lying!" He would just laugh, kiss me on my forehead, and go crack open a soda and let me know how delicious it was.

Like I said, this would not be a normal obituary. This is a tiny piece of who and what my Logan was all about. We were inseparable.  If you wanted to find Logan, you just had to find me. If you wanted to find me, find Logan!

You can find good people in this world of chaos, but you will never meet a man like Logan Ray, he was a light each and every day. To know Logan was to love Logan.

Logan,

I hope this short story has been nothing but justice to your amazing soul. I will live each and every day in honor of you and follow God's guidance, to get back to you. I love you, Dumplin'.

"So long, country bumpkin.

The Frost is gone now from the pumpkin

I have seen some sights and life's been something.

See ya later, country bumpkin"

10-10 baby

Zoee's words of love

Well LoLo, I don't know where to start. I'm going to forever cherish-every daddy daughter dance I was given the beautiful opportunity to attend with you even if it was just eating; every "Goodnight I love you, you're the best have sweet YUMMY dreams"; "thank you sweetie I love you too, you too" ha-ha; word games even though you lost every time; playing volleyball outside and saying just one more round- just one more and it be a whole 45 minutes later; getting the ball stuck on the roof and having to put me on the roof with your mighty big muscles;  your silly but funny and heartwarming smile.  Oh, and do not forget your new saying you developed over the past two weeks because of watching Bluey with Za before bedtime, "cheeky" "oh that cheeky Sophee, will not stay in the front of the house". Thank you for taking care of my mom so well and loving us all. How am I going to get my hair or nails done without you asking to see them and telling me it's beautiful? I don't know how I'm going to walk down my aisle without you. How am I going to save a whole row of seats at church without you to complain with me about how we are the ones saving this, they need to get their butts here because we felt bad saying no to the people asking to sit there? How do I get through the parts of church where I can't focus without a tic tac toe partner? I don't know how I'm going to get in trouble and not run to you and counteract on why I didn't need to be in trouble and mom was extremely wrong, with a response of, "Well sweetie just be respectful, your mom knows what's best". Well duh, because to you Mom is the best,most beautiful, amazing, wife and mother. She wasn't wrong often to you, to you she hung the moon and you are so kind and loving to her, and us as well.  No matter what, you always loved and supported us. I am so grateful for you. I love you. We've been pretty close to dumb and dumber for the past 10 years, ditzy and blind as well. We weren't good task takers for mom, there was always something else we were doing in the process of trying to do as told. You were my dad, I am more than lucky to have been calling you my dad, not my step dad, you were my dad, you did more than a dad, close to a combination of dad and best friend. In any heartbreak in my room, car, nana's chair, anywhere you would find me and hold me and give me some advice even if it was silly, but before you would leave you would make me laugh, in any circumstance. Thank you for everything you have done and provided me with. Do not worry I will help you pester mom still, and take care of sister. Here is my last goodnight -"I love you; You are the best. Have sweet YUMMY dreams." LoLo definitely radiated happiness and laughter. You taught me how we should be treated and loved, by doing it to our mom, you always knew if a choice I was making with a boy, or friend was probably wrong. If someone did not meet your standards, he was not good enough duh, every person I would talk to I would always say he is funny and has no idea about what he is talking about. I love you cheeky LoLo.

Logan is survived by his wife, M'Lainey Churchwell and daughters Zoee and Zadee. His sister Leah and Jason Womack. His sister-in-law Shelbie Bearden and brother-in-law Jimmy Henry, and wife Kaney. His in-laws, Todd and Tina Bearden. His father David Churchwell and wife Caren. His mother Joye Waller and husband Grady. Grandparents Wendell & Sarah Tucker and Jim & Gaye Henry. As well as a stand-in father figure, Rick Edminster. With MANY nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray & Bette Churchwell and Kenneth & Lorene Bartlett.