McMinnville, TN resident and Rutherford County, TN native Dustin Dakota Ray, age 25, was born December 11, 1995 and died November 29, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN following a sudden illness. He was the son of Carol Leigh of Tullahoma, TN and the late Paul Timothy Ray. Mr. Ray is survived by fiance', Hannah Fults of McMinnville, TN; son, Zayden Joe Ray of McMinnville, TN; mother, Carol Leigh of Tullahoma, TN; brother, Jacob Ray of McMinnville, TN; grandmother, Kathy Wray of McMinnville, TN; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews also survive. A private family service will be held in High’s Chapel with Robert Burns officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.highfuneralhome.com. High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.