Dorothy Mae Ray, age 86, of Springfield, MO, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 in St. John’s Medical Center. She was born March 29, 1924, in Springfield, MO, to Bryan and Sarah Gross.
Dorothy served for many years as a foster grandmother. She loved to play bingo, go to the boats, and sit on her porch and visit with her friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bryan William and Sarah Edith Gross; one brother, Charles William Gross; and one granddaughter, Michelle Lorraine Marshall.
She is survived by her four children, Everett and wife Sandra McSwain, Claremore, OK;
Kathy Burchell and husband Rick of Marshfield, MO; Dennis Geren of Springfield; and Kenneth James Geren of Beaumount, CA; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Betty Reaves of Springfield, Thelma Millsap of Springfield, and Shirley Reaves of Springfield.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 31, 2011, ain Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 12-1 p.m. also in the funeral home.