Rosalie Bray

Rosalie Bray, 92, of Benton, formerly of Murfreesboro, AR, died Sunday, December 13, 2009. She was born September 24, 1917, at Tallahassee, FL, the daughter of the late William J. and Mae Ethel Carter Parker. She graduated from High School in Dade City, FL and Business College in Jacksonville, FL. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro; and more recently a member of the Pleasant Valley Church of Christ in Little Rock, She was past president of Murfreesboro Garden Club and Camden Garden Club. She was past president of the Murfreesboro PTA and Band Boosters and United Methodist Women. She enjoyed making a home for her family. She raised violets and sold them to visitors at Sportsmans Headquarters in Murfreesboro, which she and her husband, Frank, Sr., owned for over 30 year.. She was a flower arranger, conducted workshops at the State Association and was an artist, doing china painting. Mrs. Bray was preceded in death by her husband, Frank M. Bray, Sr. She is survived by three sons, Frank M. Bray, Jr. and wife, Anna, of Benton, AR, John P. Bray of Dallas, TX and James D. â�œJimâ₝ Bray and wife, Teresa of Plantation, FL; one sister, Norma L. Moore of Safety Harbor, FL; grandchildren, Beth Craig Felty and husband, Butch of Paron, AR, Sara Arnold of Benton, AR and Mark Bray and wife, Amber, of Bentonville, AR; seven great-grandchildren, Ben Craig of Benton, AR, Erica Craig of Benton, AR, Annabelle Arnold of Benton, AR, Rainy, Luke, Emmery, Molly Bray, all of Bentonville, AR; a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 16, at First United Methodist Church, Murfreesboro, with Rev. Freeman officiating, burial in Murfreesboro Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Murfreesboro. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday, December 15, from 6:00 â�" 8: 00 P.M., Memorials may be made to Southern Christian Home, 100 W. Harding Street, Morrilton, AR 72110 or Arkansas Children Protection Center, P.O. Box 165815, Little Rock, AR 72216. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Rosalie Bray please visit our Sympathy Store.