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Lucile Lillian (Williams) Ray
Mar 2, 1910 - Jun 13, 2012
Posted by Jo Aguirre
Wilson-Little Funeral Home
Lucile L. Ray, age 102 of Purcell, passed away
Wednesday June 13, 2012, at the Norman Regional
Hospital. Lucile Lillian (Williams) was born on
March 2, 1910, the fifth of nine children of George
S. Williams and Bertie Gertrude (Newman) Williams.
She attended school in Purcell, graduating in May of
1927. Upon graduation, she was employed for four
years in the office of a Justice of the Peace and an
attorney. She was then employed 11 years in the
office of the County Attorney as a secretary and as
a court reporter to Purman Wilson and Smith Hester.
In 1942, she was employed by the Attorney General of
Oklahoma as secretary to the First Assistant
Attorney General. She worked there for 19 years.
During World War II, Lucile volunteered with the Red
Cross Center at Tinker Field and at the USO Center
in downtown Oklahoma City. She also volunteered at a
number of other organizations, one of which was the
Duncan Hospital Auxiliary. In April of 1951, she
married A. I. ‘Pat’ Ray in Duncan, OK. While living
in Duncan she worked as legal assistant for 27
years. Lucile retired in 1988 after working 61 years
in the legal profession. Back in 1964, Lucile and
Pat became licensed as Real Estate Brokers and
co-owned and operated the Pat Ray Realty in Duncan.
She sold the business after Pat died in 1990 and
moved back to Purcell in 1992 to be near her
siblings and nieces and nephews. Lucile was a gifted
seamstress; she loved music and enjoyed traveling.
She was an active member of the First Baptist
Churches while residing in Purcell, Oklahoma City
and Duncan. She will be remembered as a wonderful
sister, a special aunt and a dear friend to all
those that knew her.
She was preceded in death by: Her husband, Pat Ray
Her parents, George & Bertie Williams Four brothers,
George, Leon, Sherman & James Williams 3 sisters,
Rose Williams, Golda Gerhard and Peggie O’Bryant
Brother-in-law, Harry Gerhard 2 sisters-in-law, Ruth
Williams and Fay Williams Nephew, James Robert
Williams
Lucile leaves behind: Her brother, Bill Williams and
wife Arlene of Purcell Sister-in-law, Sue Williams
of Moore 13 nieces and nephews, 30 great nieces and
nephews, 11 great great nieces and nephews, and many
other family and friends.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 2:30 P.M. Friday,
June 15, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in
Purcell.
Burial will follow at the Hillside
Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Okla. Medical
Research or to the Purcell First Baptist. Church.
Arrangements by Wilson-Little of Purcell. on line
condolences at wilsonlittle.com.
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