Cynthia Wray

Mrs. Cynthia Ann Grice Wray, 72, of 309 Windsor Drive in Shelby, died on Friday, December 18, 2009 at Hospice at Wendover.  A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late James Pressley Grice, Jr. and Margaret Virginia Warlick Grice.  Mrs. Wray attended Meredith College in Raleigh, NC and studied bookkeeping at a business college in Shelby, NC.  As a young adult, she worked in the mortgage loan department with Wachovia Bank & Trust in Winston-Salem, NC and then briefly worked for First National Bank of Shelby.  Subsequently, Mrs. Wray worked as a legal assistant for her husband’s law office and continued in this capacity until her retirement.  Beginning at the age of 7, she began piano lessons and continued these throughout high school.  As an adult, she furthered her piano studies for a year and a half at Gardner-Webb University.  One of her true joys was playing and listening to solo piano music.  Mrs. Wray was a devoted wife and mother and delighted in spending time with her three grandchildren.

Mrs. Wray is survived by her beloved husband, Charles William Wray, Jr. of Shelby; by two daughters, Mary Wray Henshaw and her husband Gregory of Winston-Salem and Anne Wray Sale and her husband Lowell of Boiling Springs; by a brother, James P. Grice, Jr. and his wife Donna of Wilmington, NC; by her grandchildren, Sarah Stuart Henshaw, William Wray Henshaw, and Patrick Lowell Sale.  She is also survived by a nephew, James P. Grice, III; by a niece, Susan Grice Brady; and by four great nieces.  Frances Wright, her beloved caregiver, also survives her.

A service celebrating the life of Mrs. Wray will be held on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Craig Langston officiating.  The family will receive friends in the Church Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.  The family will be at the home, 309 Windsor Drive, at other times. 

In lieu of flowers,Memorials may be made to the following:

·          Central United Methodist Church Organ Maintenance Fund:  200 E. Marion Street; Shelby, NC 28150

·          Cleveland County Memorial Library:  104 Howie Drive; Shelby, NC 28150

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