Ray V. Hemphill, 92, of Fawn Twp., passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at the VNA Hospice, Butler. He was born January 5, 1923 in West Deer Twp. to the late Blaine D. and L. Hazel (Woodrow) Hemphill. Ray lived in the West Deer - Fawn Twp. area all his life. He worked as a self employed plasterer and for US Steels sintering plant in Saxonburg. Although he had other jobs his passion and life's work was farming. He worked on the original family homestead of 1815 farming the land alongside his family. He served in the US Army during WW II and was a member of Pleasant Unity United Presbyterian Church, West Deer Twp. Ray is survived by his children, Phyllis (Ron) Moran of Colonial Heights, VA, and Dale (Madaline) Hemphill of Eugene, OR; grandchildren Dean Moran, Kelly (Doug) Carothers, Amy Moran, and Charly (Laurel) Hemphill; great grandchildren, Raymond, Scott, and Elizabeth; and many nieces and nephews, great, and great-great nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Clyde, Charles, Helen, James, Glenn, and Lyle Hemphill. Friends and relatives are invited to attend visitation 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm, Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Adam Siemianowski Funeral Home, 179 Starr Rd, Russellton. A funeral service will be conducted by his pastor, Rev. John Gehring-Anders, in the funeral home 11 am, Tuesday. Ray will be laid to rest with his family at the Pleasant Unity Church Cemetery.