{{short description|American dentist and politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ray Tarver |birth_name = Ray Darryl Tarver |birth_date = {{birth date|1921|12|24}} |birth_place = Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1972|12|11|1921|12|24}} |office = Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |term_start = 1964 |term_end = 1968 |preceded = Curtis Boozman<br>Paul Foshee |succeeded = Jimmy D. Long |party = Democratic |alma_mater = Northwestern State University<br>Loyola University New Orleans |occupation = Dentist |spouse = Evelyn Youngblood<ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/214740726/|title=Dr. Ray D. Tarver Dies at Age of 51|work=The Town Talk|location=Alexandria, Louisiana|date=December 12, 1972|access-date=June 27, 2022|page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> |children = 1<ref name="b" /> }}
'''Ray Darryl Tarver''' (December 24, 1921 – December 11, 1972) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov:80/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|title=Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012|work=David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331104823/http://house.louisiana.gov:80/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembers1812_2008.pdf|archive-date=March 31, 2010|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref>
Tarver was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana.<ref name="a" /> He attended Northwestern State University and Loyola University New Orleans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/217165213/|title=Ray Tarver|work=The Times|location=Shreveport, Louisiana|date=January 5, 1964|access-date=June 27, 2022|page=21|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> In 1964 he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, serving until 1968.<ref name="a" />
Tarver died in December 1972 at the age of 51.<ref name="b" />
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