DOROTHY M. BRAY of WELLS, ME, September 29, 1924 – July 28, 2014
WELLS, ME – Dorothy M. Bray, just shy of her 90th birthday, died peacefully Monday, July 28, 2014 at her residence in Wells surrounded by her loving family.
Dorothy was born September 29, 1924 in Amherst, MA, the daughter of John E. and Ebba L. Tidlund McKemmie, and is a graduate of Amherst High School.
Upon graduation, she began working at the Amherst Savings Bank, where she stayed until her retirement in 1976. She and her husband Harold then moved to Wells, where they had been vacationing for years. Together, they loved to travel, walked Marginal Way in Ogunquit, and loved to have her grandchildren visit as often as possible.
Dorothy is predeceased by her husband Harold A. Bray in 2007, two brothers John E. McKemmie, Jr. and Thomas L. McKemmie, and two sisters Edith Campbell and Ruth Miller.
Survivors include her daughter, Janet Aldrich of Valley Stream, NY; son Charles Bray and his wife Jennifer of Rotonda West, FL; a brother Richard J. McKemmie of Greenfield, MA; and four sisters Louise Micka of Easthampton, MA, Barbara Jacque of West Brookfield, MA, Virginia Downie of Agawam, MA, and Janet Fraser of Wilbraham, MA; grandchildren Timothy P. Aldrich of Belchertown, MA, Jennifer N. Aldrich of Valley Stream, NY, Daniel C. Bray of Gig Harbor, WA and Erik J. Bray of Amherst, MA; and great grandchildren Athell P. and Jordan M. Bennett and Jocelyn R. and Matthew Bray.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, August 8, from 4-7 p.m. at the Douglass Funeral Service, Amherst, MA. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 9, at 11:00 a.m. at the Douglass Funeral Service. Burial will follow in South Amherst Cemetery.
Should friends desire, memorial donations may be made to the York Hospice, c/o Home Health Foundation, Attn: External Relations, 360 Merrimack St., Building 9, Lawrence, MA 01843. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.
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