Mary Grace Dansby Ray

Mary Grace Dansby Ray, 77, of Abbeville, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Troy, SC to the late William Luther & Margaret Woodhurst Dansby. Mrs. Ray retired from the Calvin Klein Manufacturing Company in Abbeville. She was a devoted and active member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church where she was a beloved Pre-School Sunday School Teacher, very active with the shut-in ministry, and was a faithful member of the Lebanon Pioneer's Club. Mrs. Ray was also an avid gardener and reader. She will be remembered as a beloved and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Luther 'Sonny' Dansby, Jr. and a sister, Margaret Newell. Mrs. Dansby is survived by her daughter, Peggie Crawford and husband Ed; two sons, Donny Ray and wife Donna and Phillip Ray and wife Terri; six grandchildren, Deke (Erin), Daniel (Kathy) and Matt (Sara) Crawford, Benjamin and Hannah Ray and Ty Ray; three great-grandchildren, Breeden, Miller and Lora Jane Crawford; two brothers, Al Dansby and Lewis Dansby; and three sisters, Frances Horton, Geri Miniati and Cyndi Gary. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11:00AM on Friday, June 4, 2010 at Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home of Ed and Peggie Crawford, 172 Noble Estates, Abbeville. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mary Ray, may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105; or Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 698 Mount Carmel Rd., Abbeville, SC 29620. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Ray family.