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Sandra Fay Bray

1935 - 2022

Sandra Fay Bray obituary, 1935-2022, Belleville, IL

BORN

1935

DIED

2022

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Lake View Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

5000 North Illinois Street

Fairview Heights, Illinois

Sandra Bray Obituary

Sandra Fay Bray
April 13, 1935 - January 17, 2022
Belleville, Illinois - Belleville, Illinois - Sandra "Sandy" Fay Bray (nee Price), 86, of Belleville, Illinois, died peacefully on January 17, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold Bray.
Sandra was born in Venice, IL to Odes and Charlotte (Tapp) Price and raised in Granite City, IL. She is survived by four children, Denise Osborne of Belleville, IL, Brett (Barb) Bray of Collinsville, IL, Brian Bray of Waterville, ME and Michele (Scott) Martens of Alhambra, IL; five grandsons, Jeremy Bray of St. Louis, MO James Osborne of Pocahontas, IL, Austin (Kayla) Bray of Trenton, IL, Adam (Kerri) Bray of Edmond, OK and Jack Martens of Highland, IL; five great-grandkids and six great-great grandkids.
Sandra worked for more than thirty years as a loan officer in St. Louis, MO before retiring as a civil servant from Scott Air Force Base in O'Fallon, IL. Upon her retirement, she volunteered at St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, IL and was active in the Highland Area Senior Citizens Club (including serving as Treasurer) and the Royal Neighbors. She was also a member of the Highland, IL., VFW Women's Auxillary. In her spare time, Sandra enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards and bingo, and watching St. Louis Cardinals Baseball. She will be fondly remembered for her sense of humor, strength, generosity and unconditional love and support for her family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to an organization of your choice. Private family services will be held.
The family is being served by Lake View Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens,
5000 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208.

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Published by & from Jan. 21 to Jan. 26, 2022.

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Marva McKinnon

January 22, 2022

Rest in peace my dear Sister. You are gone but not forgotten. We had a lot of rotten luck growing up but we survived and found our own families. You will always be remembered for that sense of humor. Side aching laughter. Again, I will miss you. This world was a better place with you in it but enjoy your just reward in Heaven.

Richard Erdmann

January 21, 2022

Harold and Sandy were wonderful people. I met them in August, 1987 and helped them with the estate of Helen Kershaw.

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