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"In Loving Memory"

Roy Rogers Festival Memorials
Michael Bright 1952 - 2003	Charles Gray	Mildred Gray 1940 - 2009

Roy Rogers Festival Committee Member Ray Eldridge 1945 - 2008 "May You Rest In Peace" Our dear friend and fellow committiee member, Ray Eldridge passed away following a short illness on December 26, 2008, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Ray and his wife, Marie have worked for many years on the Roy Rogers Festival Committee. Ray was our Roy Rogers Festival Transportation Officier. He picked up the guest stars at the airport, and drove them wherever they needed to go during their stay in Portsmouth. Ray was a humorous fella and all the guest stars and our special guests enjoyed their time with him. Ray also helped set up the dealers’ tables each year, and often worked at the admissions table. He ran errands and did everything he could to help make the festival successful each year. Ray became close personal friends to many festival committee members in the Portsmouth, OH area. He earned the respect of many festival attendees from across the USA and other countries. He contributed so much to our festival each year He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Many of you knew Ray and Marie and you may want to correspond with Marie. You may send mail to her in care of:   Marie Eldridge   Roy Rogers Festival   P.O. Box 1166   Portsmouth, OH 45662.

Roy Rogers Festival Memorials
Our transportation Officer for many years was Mr. Ray Eldridge. 2008 was his last Roy Rogers Festival, as the Lord called Ray home. Our dear friend and festival committee member passed away December 26, 2008; after a short illness. Ray was a super guy and everyone will miss him. Ray drove a special limousine styled vehicle to and from the big city airports to pickup and deliver our Guest Stars to the festival each year. We schedule the arrival and departure times of each Guest Star's plane as close as we can so the driver only has to make one or two trips to the airports to pick them up and take them back to the airport for their return fight home.	The official lawmen, or so-called peacekeepers for the 2008 Roy Rogers Festival were Marshall Jim Grant and his son, Deputy Mike Grant. They made sure everyone conducted themselves properly in a safe, pleasant manner and made sure those aunery ombres stayed out of town. They did have their hands full a few times, but mainly, their role as peace officers were easily maintained. The Roy Rogers Festival Committee appeciates your dedicated service and say "Many Thanks Pardners" for a fantastic job!	Our transportation Officer for many years was Mr. Ray Eldridge. 2008 was his last Roy Rogers Festival, as the Lord called Ray home. Our dear friend and festival committee member passed away December 26, 2008; after a short illness. Ray was a super guy and everyone will miss him. Ray drove a special limousine styled vehicle to and from the big city airports to pickup and deliver our Guest Stars to the festival each year. We schedule the arrival and departure times of each Guest Star's plane as close as we can so the driver only has to make one or two trips to the airports to pick them up and take them back to the airport for their return fight home.

Donna Cunningham & Donny Boggs Concert

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Roy Rogers 1911 - 1998	....	Dale Evans-Rogers 1912 - 2001
Michael Bright 1951 - 2003 Michael "Mike" Bright, 51, of Cleves,OH, died Feb. 5 in Campbellsville, KY, after a five-month battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 20, 1951, in Taylor County (KY) to Carl and Frances (Smothers) Bright. He was a graduate of Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN, and an ordained minister. He also did graduate work at Lincoln (IL) Christian Seminary and at Sangamon State University in Springfield, IL. From 1973 to 1980 he served as youth minister with the West Side Christian Church in Springfield, IL, followed by a youth ministry with Southeast Christian Church in Orlando, FL. Since 1982, he worked for Standard Publishing in Cincinnati, OH, traveling for the company as director of conventions. He was a member of the Miamitown (OH) Church of Christ He was arguably the world’s greatest Roy Rogers fan and a close friend of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. He had an extensive collection of personally presented Roy Rogers memorabilia. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Roger of Campbellsville, KY, and Ricky of Elk Horn, KY; and four sisters, Wanda Bramel, Judy Grooms, and Brenda Wise, all of Campbellsville, and Gayle Freeman of Madison Heights, VA. The funeral was February 9, 2003 in Campbellsville with burial at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Jim Pierson and George Clark officiated at the service. Mike started attending the Roy Rogers Festival in Portsmouth, about 1986. Mike was a avid poet and penned many poems to honor his friends, Roy and Dale. He would often pen poems during the festivals and then recite them to all of us. He attended each year faithfully until his death. We miss our saddle pal Mike, but he's never forgotten. Each year, as festival time rolls around, Mike joins us once again, in spirit.	Don Gordley 1945 - 2008 Our .	Florence Austill 1938 - 200
Charles Gray 1940 - 2007	Ray Eldridge 1945 - 2008 Our dear friend and fellow committiee member, Ray Eldridge passed away following a short illness on December 26, 2008, in Portsmouth, Ohio. Ray and his wife, Marie have worked for many years on the Roy Rogers Festival Committee. Ray was our Roy Rogers Festival Transportation Officier. He picked up the guest stars at the airport, and drove them wherever they needed to go during their stay in Portsmouth. Ray was a humorous fella and all the guest stars and our special guests enjoyed their time with him. Ray also helped set up the dealers’ tables each year, and often worked at the admissions table. He ran errands and did everything he could to help make the festival successful each year. Ray became close personal friends to many festival committee members in the Portsmouth, OH area. He earned the respect of many festival attendees from across the USA and other countries. He contributed so much to our festival each year He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Many of you knew Ray and Marie and you may want to correspond with Marie. You may send mail to her in care of:   Roy Rogers Festival   P.O. Box 1166   Portsmouth, OH 45662.	Mildred Gray 1940 - 2009 Mildred Ruth Davis Gray was 69 years and passed away on January 24, 2009 at Keystone Community Center, Lawrencebrug, TN. She was a member of the Shiloh Church of Christ and a retired Seamstress. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie. Survived by Son Mike Gray and wife Liz of Wesley Chapel, FL. Daughter Darlene Bradley and husband Barry of Loretto, TN, Grandchildren Kasie and Will Bradley, Corey and Ryan Gray. Mildred, along with her husband Charlie, graced the Roy Rogers Festival for many years. She was extremely talented as a seamstress and crafted many nice items. Some come to mind are ones she created with the Roy Rogers material that was so popular a few years back. Some items went up for sale during the festival and some were donated for the auction that's held the last evening of the Roy Rogers Festival each year. Mildred was a lifetime fan of Roy and Dale's, plus, she was a longtime member of the Roy Rogers Riders Club. She had made her home in Florence, Alabama. Mildred was loved by her Roy Rogers Festival Family very much. Although we miss her and Charlie terribly, Heaven just keeps getting richer with the passing of our dear friends. Rest assured, we shall see them once again, when we enter the "Last Roundup" in Cowboy Heaven.

In Loving Memory
Roy Rogers 1911 - 1998 Regina portrays a sweet and innocent senorita in this scene.		Dale Evans-Rogers 1912 - 2001 Regina
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Michael Bright 1951 - 2003 Michael leaps off the rooftops of buildings. It's a very dangerous stunt and should be left up to the professionals like Michael.	Don Gordley	Florence Austill 1938 - 2006 In some of their performances, Miss Regina portrays a notorious lady gunfighter in their street skits.