Ray Tarver

{{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
Paul Foshee

|succeeded = Jimmy D. Long

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = Northwestern State University
Loyola University New Orleans

|occupation = Dentist

|spouse = Evelyn Youngblood{{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}}

|children = 1

}}

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.{{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}}

Tarver was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He attended Northwestern State University and Loyola University New Orleans.{{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}} In 1964 he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, serving until 1968.

Tarver died in December 1972 at the age of 51.