Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJan 21, 1919, Orange County, North Carolina470, Frances Elizabeth Wray Stephens
DeathJan 12, 2009, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina470, Frances Elizabeth Wray Stephens
BurialHappy Home Church, Happy Home School Rd, Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, Frances Elizabeth Wray Stephens
FatherBrodie Eston RAY (1897-1965)
MotherLillian Mae WRIGHT (1900-1977)
Spouses
Birth1913, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, Aubrey Lester “Jack” Stephens
Death1987, Rockingham County, North Carolina470, Aubrey Lester “Jack” Stephens
BurialHappy Home Church, Happy Home School Rd, Ruffin, Rockingham County, North Carolina470
MarriageDec 22, 1945, Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina404, Frances Elizabeth Wray-Female-21 January 1919 – 12 January 2009-•-GQXN-GZF
ChildrenAubrey Lester (1949-2013)
Obituary Online notes for Frances Elizabeth RAY
She and Jack had two sons Jackie and Ray. She retired from
American Tobacco Company

A native of Orange Co., she was a daughter of the late Brodie and Lillian Wright Wray and had lived in Ruffin most of her life before moving to Raleigh 20 years ago.

She was a member of Happy Home Congregational Christian Church.

Mrs. Stephens was an avid gardener as long as her health permitted.

She was preceded in death by her Husband: Aubrey Lester "Jack" Stephens.
470, Frances Elizabeth Wray Stephens
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