Cray, Beverley, 86, Presque Isle; in Presque Isle, December 3, 2008. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle.
PRESQUE ISLE – Beverley Cray, 86, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at a Presque Isle health-care facility. He was born August 4, 1922, in Chapman, the son of Frank and Ellen (Gardner) Cray.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Cray was a trained boiler operator and had been employed at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and later worked in maintenance for the City of Presque Isle.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Irene Cray and is survived by her daughter, Mary Lewandowski; he was also predeceased by his second wife, Winnifred (Chasse) Cassidy Cray and is survived by her children, Dana Cassidy, Diane C. Smith, Karen Umphrey and Julie Cyr; also several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. He is survived by one sister, Gerty Shorey. He was predeceased by two brothers, David and Robert; three sisters, Florence, Doris and Edith.
There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Raymond Morency celebrant. Interment was in South Side Cemetery, Mapleton. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle. Condolences may be expressed at www.duncan-graves.com.
