Mary Madeline Hudson Ray was born December 8, 1930, and went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 9, 2017.
She was born in Lincoln County, WV, to Granville and Leonna Ethel Ruby Hudson.
She was married to Ralph H. Ray in 1948. They lived and worked in South Charleston, WV, where they raised their four daughters, Valerie Ray Lyons (Wayne), Angela Ray, Verna Ray Breaux (Dan), and Anita Ray Kirk (Jim). She was also the mother to her two younger brothers, Orville and Gene Hudson. She enjoyed her grandchildren, Greg, Erin, Alegra, and Travis; and great-grandchildren, Ceclia, Andy, Kade, and Bryn; plus dozens of loving nieces and nephews.
All enjoyed her remarkable homemaking skills, including cooking gardening, sewing, quilting, knitting, and crocheting. Ralph and Mary retired to Anthony, WV, in 1985, where they lived a wonderful life together as members of the Enon Baptist Church
In addtion to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at the Morgan Funeral Home Chapel, 252 Montvue Drive, Lewisburg, WV, with Pastor Steve Barnette officiating. Burial will follow in the Rosewood Cemetery in Lewisburg.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral on Tuesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Enon Baptist Church, 1440 Frankford Road, Frankford, WV 24938.
Online guestbook can be signed or condolences may be sent to the family at www.morgangh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the December 12, 2017 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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