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Rollie Lee Bray Jr.
1940 - 2025
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1940
DIED
2025
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Rollie Bray Obituary
Born: December 9, 1940
Died: September 30, 2025
Rollie Lee Bray Jr., age 84, of Kingston, IL. formerly of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on December 9, 1940, to Rollie Bray and Nancy Elizabeth Blain, Rollie served proudly in the U.S. Army in Germany before building a successful business, All Window Cleaning, from the ground up. He loved genealogy and was deeply devoted to his faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He especially treasured attending the temple with his beloved wife, Almira Amanda, with whom he shared over 35 years of marriage.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Larry Herchenrader, Thomas Bray, Anna Darlene Miller, Billy Bray, Rodger Bray, Juanita Hendricks and David Bray; children Karen Bray, George Ashley, David Ashley, Elaina Bray, and Jordan Bray; and grandchildren Sirius Bray and Autumn Bray.
He is survived by his wife, Almira Amanda; his children Mike Bray (Tammy), Rusty Bray (Janelle), Amber Davis, Jolie Bray, Megan Mears (Steven), Rachel Saleh (Ilyas), Rollie Bray III (Brandie), Elizabeth Denny (Jerry), and Molly Bray (fiancé Frank Kunze); 35 grandchildren; and his sister, Nancy Rego.
Visitation will be held at Butala Funeral Home, 1405 DeKalb Ave, Sycamore, IL, on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 5:00–7:00 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 7:00 p.m.
A private burial will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Union Band Cemetery in Stiles, Kentucky.
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