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Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr.

Birth	:	18 Jul 1922 Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	23 Mar 2015 Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Oakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.5177994, -80.6025009
Description	:	Though they have probably never heard of him, folks eating breakfast on the go today have him to thank, especially if they are eating anywhere at a fast food restaurant. Ray Goad, who died in Mount Airy, N.C. on March 23, 2015 at 92, was a fast food pioneer who can be credited with changing the way many American's eat breakfast. In the early 1970's there was not a single McDonalds, Wendy's or Hardee's that was open for breakfast anywhere. Ray Goad pioneered the concept by being the first to open for breakfast at his dozens of Ray's Kingburger restaurants... Read More	Though they have probably never heard of him, folks eating breakfast on the go today have him to thank, especially if they are eating anywhere at a fast food restaurant. Ray Goad, who died in Mount Airy, N.C. on March 23, 2015 at 92, was a fast food pioneer who can be credited with changing the way many American's eat breakfast. In the early 1970's there was not a single McDonalds, Wendy's or Hardee's that was open for breakfast anywhere. Ray Goad pioneered the concept by being the first to open for breakfast at his dozens of Ray's Kingburger restaurants across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. More significantly, he featured the homemade from scratch southern biscuits that his mother had started making at one of his first restaurants, Ray's Starlight Restaurant, in Mount Airy, N.C., the home of Andy Griffith and Mayberry USA. You can't eat at a Ray's Kingburger restaurant today, but you can find a Sausage Biscuit at any fast food restaurant a few blocks from your home all across the USA. As one of eleven children of George Beverly and Dora Sutfin Goad of the Flat Rock community of Mount Airy, Ray survived the Great Depression by setting pins in a bowling alley at the age of 10, and later working as a waiter at Johnson's Café on Main Street, where he met his bride and business partner of more than 60 years, Geneva Alice Hiatt. She predeceased him in 2002. Ray liked to say that Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7th and he and Geneva were married on December 12th, 1941. During the War, he served in the Navy and was assigned to the U.S.S. Oberon Amphibious Force participating in the assault on Southern France at Baie de Rampelonne, St. Topez Area, on August 15, 1944, causing the German Army Group G to abandon Southern France and to retreat under constant Allied attacks to the Vosges Mountains. Page 4 of 4 Ray and Geneva were just as those chronicled by Tom Brokaw in the Greatest Generation, "…they faced great odds and a late start, but they did not protest. They succeeded on every front. They won the war; they saved the world. They came home to joyous and short-lived celebrations and immediately began the task of rebuilding their lives and the world they wanted…They gave the world…economic strength unparalleled in the long curve of history." For their part, Ray and Geneva Goad opened their first restaurant, Ray's Midway on old Highway 52 in Pinnacle, midway between Winston-Salem and Mount Airy. Ray's Starlight Restaurant in Mount Airy, and the Ray's Kingburger and Sweet Sue's chains followed. As they grew their sprawling food service business with only their bootstraps and middle school educations, Ray also became his own pilot. Geneva often helped navigate, and they flew together for both business and pleasure in their pressurized twin-engine Piper Navaho, with the call sign 535RG, virtually all across the country. It is believed that Ray Goad was the first to contract with Richard Petty for his endorsements and promotional appearances, both on radio and television, and in person at Ray's locations, and had customer's singing along with the memorable jingle "The faster you go, the more you need Ray's." Ray was bron July 18, 1922 in Mount Airy to the late George Beverly Goad and Dora Elizabeth Sutphin Goad. He was married to Geneva Alice Hiatt for sixty years before preceding him in death in 2002. Surviving are his son Raymond Junior Goad, of Delray Beach, FL; and his daughter Susan and her husband Judge A. Moses Massey, of Mount Airy; one sister and brother-in-law Goldie and Earl Vogler of Pfafftown; and a brother Glenn Goad of Jonesville. He has six grandchildren: Tiffany Massey Bingham (Trevor), Aaron Massey (Colette), Gregory Goad, Allison Massey Quinn (Kevin), Kelley Goad Marion (Michael), and Lauren Massey Harris (Quentin); and as of the date of death his nine great grandchildren: Jack, Ray, Charlie & Lydia Bingham; Genevieve and Anderson Quinn; Carolina and Dane Massey; and Camille Harris. In addition to his parents and a stillborn twin, Mr. Goad was preceded in death by four sisters Maude Goad Shelton, Ruby Goad Jackson, Evelyn Goad Haley and Virgie Goad Perdue and by five brothers Charles Goad, Willie Goad, Ralph Goad, George Goad, and James Goad. Family and friends will gather at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Mount Airy on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM with a memorial service to follow at 11:00 AM. Graveside services by the Memorial Honor Guard VFW Post 2019 and 9436 will follow immediately at Oakdale Cemetery in Mount Airy. In memoriam, visit www.TheRayGoadStory.com. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com.

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr.'s memorial?
Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr.'s memorial is located at: Oakdale Cemetery, Mount Airy, Surry County, USA.
When did Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr. death?
Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr. death on 23 Mar 2015 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Raymond “Ray” Goad Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 36.5177994
Longitude: -80.6025009

Family Members:

Parent

George Beverly Goad

(1881 - 1946)

Dora Elizabeth Sutphin Goad

(1895 - 1973)

Spouse

Geneva Alice Hiatt Goad

(1924 - 2002)

Siblings

Charles Ernest Goad Sr.

(1901 - 1968)

Maude Frances Goad Shelton

(1905 - 1992)

Bertha Goad Talley

(1909 - 1931)

Lillian Virginia Goad

(1911 - 1914)

Willie Goad

(1915 - 1970)

Ralph Beverly Goad

(1917 - 1977)

Infant Boy Goad

(1922 - 1922)

Ruby Marie Goad Jackson

(1927 - 2012)

James Vance Goad Sr.

(1932 - 2014)

Flowers:

A true pioneer. My father-in-law, Clyde Hiatt, loved him dearly.

Left by Anonymous on 24 Mar 2015

Left by Anonymous on 02 Apr 2015

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Coordinate: 36.5131389, -80.6359722

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Coordinate: 36.5243250, -80.5691160

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Coordinate: 36.4987221, -80.6281967

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Coordinate: 36.5184200, -80.5609100

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Coordinate: 36.4867516, -80.6183090

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Coordinate: 36.5038986, -80.5642014

21. Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 36.4899770, -80.5757520

22. Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5254170, -80.6467220

23. Forkner Cemetery
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24. Korner's Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
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