Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, Texas. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at the University Church of Christ in Canyon with David Lough, minister, and Bob Shepard, Elder and Bible Chair Director, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Brooks Chapel. Ray Eller was born November 23, 1936 in Pampa, Texas to William Gensen and Bertha Wigham Eller. He graduated from White Deer High School in 1955and then attended Abilene Christian College, where he met his future wife, Jane Parks. They were married on May 30, 1959. Ray completed his Bachelor"s of Science degree in 1959 from Abilene Christian College and earned a Master"s degree in Animal Nutrition in 1961 from Texas A&M University. During his professional career he was an Assistant Professor in Animal Science at Oregon State University from 1961 to 1969. He then completed his graduate education in 1971 with a PHD from Colorado State University, where he earned his PHD. After earning his PHD, he became a beef nutritionist doing ration formulations for feed yards in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle areas as well as New Mexico and Colorado for Moorman"s Inc. From August of 1998 until retirement in August of 2007, he continued his beef nutrtionist consulting services under the name of Eller Nutrition, LLC, and owned Eller Cattle and Grain. He was a member of the American Society of Animal Science, American Registry of Certified Animal Scientists, Plains Nutrition Council, Texas Cattle Feeder"s Association, and the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. He moved to Canyon in 1971 after completing his doctoral degree. He became a member of the university Church of Christ, where he served 27 years as an elder. He worked with the education program, and most recently with the young married group. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, George Eller, half-brothers, Kenneth Eller, John Noble Eller, Walter Scruggs Eller, Demas Eller, and a half-sister, Clara Eller Terry-Black. Survivors include his wife, Jane Eller, of the home; twin brother, Roy Eller and wife, Vivian, of Stephenville, Texas; three sons, Ron Eller and wife, Helen, of Denison, Texas, Bob Eller and wife, Becky, of Keller, Texas, John Eller and wife, Kayce, of Woodbridge, Virginia; a daughter, Cindy Eller Tarbet and husband, Ritchie, of Petersburg, Texas;a half-sister, Nelda Priba, of Liberal, Kansas: and twelve grandchildren, Jessica and Jared Eller , Morgan, Aaron, Katie, and Lauren Eller, Lillian and Julia Eller, and Katlyn, Trey, Megan, and Madison Tarbet. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Church of Christ Bible Chair, WT Box 60504, Canyon, TX 79016, or to the High Plains Children"s Home, PO Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114.