Obituary: Gail Mae Wray

The Daily Iowegian - 8 June 2004

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  Gail Mae Wray, age 66, of Numa died Friday, June 4, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville. 
  She was born the daughter of Burdett O. and Violet Maxine (Printy) Tharp on February 23, 1938 near Walnut City. She graduated from the Newton Community Schools in 1956.
  Gail Mae was united in marriage to Ivan Wray on February 25, 1956 in Knoxville. She worked in the Food Service Department at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital for over 24 years. She was a member of the Church of the Nazerene in Marshalltown. She and her husband made their home south of Numa for many years.
  She was preceded in death by: her parents and a sister in infancy.
  Gail Mae was survived by: her husband, Ivan Wray of Numa; daughters, Charlotte Wray of Centerville, Carla Cormeny and her husband, Larry of Moravia, Cheryl Wray of Kirkland, Wash., Carol Wray and husband,
  James Rollman of Madison, Neb., and Christine Repp of Centerville; son, Chad Wray and his wife, Roni of Belton, Mo.; sisters, Sharon Burns of Exline and Margaret Stottlemyre of Unionville, Mo.; brother, Paul Tharp of Longmont, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
  Funeral services will be held today, Tuesday, at 10 a.m. at Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Centerville with Robert Pick officiating.  Burial will follow at the Jerome Cemetery near Jerome. Public visitation was held on Monday at the funeral home. 
  Memorials can be made to the First Responders of Cincinnati or Jerome Cemetery and can be left at or mailed to the Schmidt Family Funeral Home at 501 North 18th Street in Centerville, Iowa. Condolences can be sent at: schmidtfamilyfuneralhome.com.  

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Social Security Death Index

  The SSDI gives her birth date as 23 February 1938, her death date as 4 June 2004, and her last residence as Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa 51544.  Her SSN was issued in Iowa in 1955.