
Mary Ellen Fray, Sophomore at State Teacher’s College (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA, 1926.

Mary Ellen Fray, Sophomore at State Teacher’s College (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA, 1926.

Mary Ellen Fray, Junior at State Teacher’s College (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA, 1927.

Mary Ellen Fray, Senior at State Teacher’s College (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA, 1928.

Mary Ellen Fray, Senior at State Teacher’s College (James Madison University), Harrisonburg, VA, 1928.
Class of 1922
Classical Course
Graduation Essay: “Cancellation of War Debts As a Means of Rehabilitating Europe”
Birth: 5 Feb 1903, Madison County, Virginia
Death: 27 Jan 1992, Madison County, Virginia
Parents:
John Dutton Fray (1853-1924)
Florence Hilton Jackson Fray (1860-1944)
Siblings:
Anne Hester Fray (1893-1949)
Joseph Benton Fray (1894-1987)
Florence Jackson Fray (1899-1990)
Burial:
Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery, Madison, Madison County, Virginia, USA
Source: www.findagrave.com, # 31108532.
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Obituary:
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA), 29 Jan 1992, p. 10.
Mary E. Fray
Mary Ellen Fray, 88, of Madison, died Monday, January 27, 1992, at Culpeper Baptist Retirement Community.
Born February 5, 1903, at “Warwick”, Madison County, she was the daughter of the late John Dutton and Florence H. Jackson Fray.
Her education included elementary at private school at home. She attended Madison High School and was graduated from Mont Amoena Seminary, Mt. Pleasant, N.C. in 1922. She received her bachelor of science degree from State Teachers College (JMU), Harrisonburg, in 1928. She was president of the Student Government Association.
Miss Fray taught in public schools at Upperville, Franktown, and Madison until 1941. She was clerk of the local Selective Service Board for 28 years and a member of Hebron Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a niece, Florence Ann Hall of Falls Church; four nephews, Robert D. Fray of Greenville, South Carolina, John Michael Fray of Fredericksburg and Joseph J. And John T. Fray, both of Madison; and 10 great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in Hebron Lutheran Church with the Rev. James Baseler officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m Thursday at the home of John Fray, Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison County Volunteer Fire Department or Madison County Rescue Squad.
Clore Funeral Home, Inc., 415 S. Main St, Culpeper, is in charge of arrangements.