Juanita is survived by her daughter, Patricia Payne (Richard) of Bloomington; siblings, Lenora Eads of Bloomington, Lee(wife Evelyn)Deckard of Bloomington, and Gene(wife Connie)Deckard of Bloomington; grandchildren, Denean(husband Scott)Gillenwater of Bloomington, Dirk(wife Susan)Robosky of Bloomington, Jeffrey Bray of Bloomington, Katrina(husband Kevin)Bottorff of Georgia, Leisa Smith of Bloomington, and Julie(husband Evan)Hardy of Bloomington; 14 great grand-children; 11 great great grand-children and many nieces and nephews.
Juanita is preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bray, of Bloomington; son, Donald(wife Patty Sue) Bray of Bloomington; siblings, Glen(wife Bernice)Deckard of Bedford, Gilbert Deckard of Bloomington, Richard(wife Colleen)Deckard of Ellettsville, Vernon of Clear Creek and Edward of Clear Creek; grandchild, Dale Hayden of Bloomington and one great grand-daughter.
Juanita was born on May 26, 1920 in Clear Creek, Indiana to Otto and Flossie Pink Deckard. She married Paul Bray, on December 21, 1937. The couple soon moved to Lafayette, Indiana where she maintained household care at the large family farm in which her husband ran. Both of their children were born while living in Lafayette.
Juanita and her husband moved to Knightridge in Bloomington while the children were very young. Spending most of her life on Knightridge, in their home of 73 years, Juanita was a wonderful homemaker with a heart of gold as she genuinely loved being a hostess to all who came to visit. She was a generous individual who was passionate with serving and sharing her faith with others. Paul and Juanita were quite the entrepreneurs, starting their own business, Bray’s Bait and Tackle after completion of Lake Monroe in 1965 until the early 1980’s. They both enjoyed camping and traveling and spent much of their early retirement traveling the western parts of the United States. She was an active and dedicated member of Burgoon Church in Bloomington.
Visitation is scheduled for 4:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. Friday, April 19, 2019 at Day & Deremiah-Frye Funeral Home, 4150 E. Third St. Bloomington, IN 47401and Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 9:30a.m. at Burgoon Church, Bloomington. The funeral is scheduled for 10:30a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Burgoon Church, Bloomington, with interment at Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington. A reception will follow at Burgoon Church, Bloomington. Mr. Harold Godsey will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Juanita Mae Bray’s life. The family would like to thank the church, caregivers and friends, for their continued thoughts and prayers. We are all so blessed to be a part of Juanita’s life.
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