God sent an angel to peacefully usher Maurice Wray home as he slept on Sunday, July 15, 2018. His funeral will be held 11:00AM on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Woodard Funeral Home. Visitations will start at 10:30AM. Interment will follow in Bethany Gardens in Sedalia, NC.
Maurice Wray was born on March 20, 1943 in Browns Summit, NC to the late Agnes Wray Watlington. He grew up in Guilford County where he was raised by his grandparents, the late Missouri and John Wray.
He was educated in Guilford County Schools and attended North Carolina A&T State University in the Brick Mason Trade Program. Maurice started his career in Brick Masonry as a young adult and then ventured to start his own business as Wray’s Construction, where he employed 30+ employees for 45 years.
He leaves to cherish his memory: one son, Von Tavo Wray (Sabrina) of Greensboro, NC; one sister, Ella Faye Allen (Malcolm) of Eden, NC; two grandchildren, Brittney and Olivia of Greensboro, NC; one niece, Valerie Thompson (Keith) of Stoneville, NC; one great nephew, Bryson Thompson of Stoneville, NC and a host of other relatives and friends. He also leaves his secretary of many years, Sharon Conyers and a special friend for many years, Irene Thomas.
Woodard Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.