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John Ray Counts
January 04, 2013, 9:02 am by Staff Reports
John Ray Counts, 64, was born in Galveston and died in Killeen on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Counts served his country during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged to return to the Texas Hill Country. Later, Counts moved to Minnesota where he also has family and many friends.
But eventually, Counts’ love for the Hill Country brought him back to settle in Kingsland, where he started a painting business. He loved fishing and arrowhead hunting in his spare time.
Counts is survived by daughter Stephanie Counts Adams and husband Chris; grandchildren Ian, and a new grandbaby on the way; son Jason Counts of Horseshoe Bay; brothers Michael Boughton of Pennsylvania, and Roy L. Hardy and wife Debra of Marble Falls; and sister Ruth and spouse Lynn of Starksville, Texas.
A private service will be held in Port "’Conner, Texas, on Jan. 25.
220 South Main St., Burnet, TX 78611 - Phone: (512)756-6136