Published: August 24, 2009 11:18 am      

Cletus K. Bray

Cletus K. Bray of Pauls Valley was born February 3, 1917, in Ravia, Oklahoma, to Samuel E. and Josie Bell (Houchen) Bray.

He passed away August 21, 2009, at Purcell, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years.

On August 24, 1935, Cletus Bray was married to Pearl Carlisle in Mill Creek, Oklahoma. Pearl preceded him in death on December 1, 1988; they had been married over 52 years.

The Pauls Valley area has been his home most of his life. He worked as a rancher and a farmer. On March 20, 1993, Cletus was married to Cleo Brown Horn in Davis, Oklahoma.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; and two sons, Cletus Bray Jr. and Jesse Harris.

Surviving family include his wife, Cleo Bray; two sons: Sam Bray and his wife Ann and Charles Harris and his wife Betty, all of Pauls Valley; six daughters: Darlene Keene and her husband Jerry of Lubbock, Texas, Mary Cosner and her husband Jack of Pensacola, Florida, Nita Trammell and her husband Simpson of Harrison, Arkansas, Mary Ann Turner and her husband Frank of Kingston, Marie Clark of Edmond, and Ruth Harmon and her husband Lee of Davis; as well as a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Stufflebean Chapel of Remembrance officiated by Rev. Dean Thompson. Interment will be at Maysville Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home.

Notes of remembrance and/or condolences may be sent to the family at www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com.