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Oliver Bray Obituary
He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Effie Woodruff Bray; his children and their spouses, Nancy and Andy Wade of Richmond, Chuck and Cathy Bray of West Point, Doug and Sharon Bray of Pawleys Island, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Rebekah (Ryan) Davis, Bryan Wade, Matthew Bray, Kimberly Wade, Rachel Bray, Melissa Bray and Aaron Bray.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, at West Point United Methodist Church, 1020 Main Street, West Point, VA. Burial will follow in Sunny Slope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at Vincent Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 417 11th Street, West Point, VA.
Memorials may be made to National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 or West Point United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 610, West Point, VA 23181.
Condolences may be registered at www.vincentfh.com View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
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Memories and Condolences
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November 20, 2009
Nancy, my thoughts and prayers are with you, your mother, your brothers and all of your family at this time. May God bless and comfort each of you. Jean Beaman
Cornelius Bray
November 19, 2009
I would like to take this to say I am sorry to hear of your lost. My prayers will be with you.
Karen Wolford Wright
November 19, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Candy Beaman Moore
November 18, 2009
We are so sorry to hear about the loss of Mr. Bray. I will always fondly remember him as Nancy's dad "Ollie." I know you all will have pleasant memories to share this week and always. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Candy and Jack Moore
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