NameRAY, Catherine Sarah
Birth Date19 Apr 1924
Birth PlaceHaynes, Lee County, Arkansas
Death Date3 Jul 2016 Age: 92
Misc. Notes
Catherine S. Ray Wright, 92, died July 3, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. She was born April 19, 1924 in Haynes, Ark to Claude and Georgia Maples Ray.
Catherine was raised in Monroe County Mississippi. She married Thomas Braston Wright and was married for 53 Years. They resided in Aberdeen MS for 15 yrs. She relocated to Lake County Illinois in 1957 where she was employed at Abbott Labs for 31 years. Catherine attended Wesley Church Waukegan IL and volunteered at the Veterans Hospital.
She is survived by daughters: Mildred Hudrick and Margaret (Mark F.) Pilman; grandchildren: Lisa Rausch, Mark T. (Jamie) Pilman, Anthony (Jenny) Pilman; great-grandchildren, Savanna, Courtney, Travis, Catherine, Jacob, Kayleb, and Rebecca.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: Leon, (Bill) Parcal Ray; grandchild; LeAnne Pilman; sisters: Eugenia Pearce, Vivian Cantrell, Juanita Corbell.
Spouses
Birth Dateabt 1915
Birth PlaceSmithville, Monroe County, Mississippi
Death Date15 Feb 1995 Age: 80
Death PlaceChicago, Cook County, Illinois
OccupationCook with VA Hospital in Chicago
Marr Date1942