Ray Hamlett
James Ray Hamlett was a Democratic politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was born in Mexico, Missouri, and was educated in Vandalia public schools. On November 20, 1956, he married Ruby M. Summers in Laddonia, Missouri. His wife Ruby Hamlett was first woman in Missouri to hold the office of President of the Missouri Banker's Association. Their son became an attorney in Mexico, Missouri, while their daughter-in-law became an associate circuit court judge.