PAUL F. BRAY, 92, passed away on June 21, 2006, after
a long courageous battle with Parkinson's disease,
with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park in Ft. Worth.
Paul was born Sept. 7, 1913, in Brady, TX. He attended
Ranger High School in the Class of 1932 at Ranger,
TX. He was a former volunteer firefighter and fire
marshal in River Oaks. He was a member of Castleberry
Church of Christ and retired from Lockheed. Paul
selflessly devoted his time to caring for others,
whether it was mowing widows' lawns, feeding stray
animals, delivering Meals on Wheels, changing the
oil in family members' cars or quietly seeing to
the needs of others. He was loved and admired by
many people. Paul was a loving husband, father,
grandfather & great-grandfather & will be greatly
missed by his family.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Lem Bray
(RHS-1936) and John Bray (RHS-1933); and sister, Doris
Bray (RHS-1932).
Survivors: Loving wife of 69 years, Rena Mason Bray of
Fort Worth; beloved daughters, Paula Bray Link and
husband, Jon, of Sayville, N.Y., and Pamala Bray Terrell
of Fort Worth; son, Byron M. Bray of Fort Worth; grand-
children, Mason Odom and wife, Laurie, Suzanne Birchmier,
Jennifer Hance Leon and husband, Dave, Joshua Paul Hance,
Brent Bray, Belen Bray and Redmon Bray; and seven great-
grandchildren.
WIFE: RENA MASON BRAY, 93, went to meet her Lord on
Jan. 11, 2011, surrounded by her family with interment
at Greenwood Memorial Park in Ft. Worth.
Rena was born on July 29, 1917, in Bluff Dale to Adeline
Allen Renfrow Mason and Walter Lewis Mason. When she was
3 years old the family moved to Apache, OK, by covered
wagon. She graduated from Brockton High School in Oklahoma
at age 16. She earned an Associate Degree at Ranger Junior
College, where she met her future husband, Paul Bray. They
married in 1937 and lived in Wichita, KS, during World War
II, followed by four years in Burbank, CA, then moved
to Fort Worth for the remainder of their lives. Paul died
in 2006. Rena worked as a teacher's aide in the Castleberry
School District before retiring. She was a member of Castle-
berry Church of Christ for 60 years.
Survivors: Daughters, Paula Link (Jon) of Sayville, N.Y.,
and Pam Terrell of Fort Worth; son, Byron Bray; grandchildren,
Mason Odom and wife, Laurie, Suzanne Royal (Tommy), Jennifer
Hance Leon (Dave), Joshua Hance, and Brent, Redmon and Belen
Bray; great-grandchildren, Alan and Kendall Birchmier, Morgan
Royal, Michael, Piper and Summer Odom, and Amaya, Sasha and
Jake Leon.