Obituary of Normarie Bray

Normarie Bray, 89, of Manalapan Township died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at home. Mrs. Bray was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Mrs. Bray was a member of the New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, Freehold. She had joined the former Second Baptist Church when she was 18 years of age and served the church as an usher for over 50 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a devoted homemaker for her family, an accomplished cook, and avid gardener. Her husband, William Bray, died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Harry Bray and his wife, Leah, Jackson Township and Palmer Bray, Manalapan Township; a daughter, Sharon Ann “Shirley” Thomas, at home; a brother, Eddy Pearson, Manalapan Township; a sister, Lelia Davis, Jackson Township; six grandchildren, Courtney Bray and his wife Nyree, Raymond Hardaway, Amanda Thomas, Harry Bray, Jr., Alonza William Bray, and Ryan Hardaway; and two great grandchildren, India Bray and Malachi Green. The viewing will be held at the New Beginnings Agape Christian Center, 133 Throckmorton Street, Freehold on Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the church on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. followed by interment at Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent. Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold is in charge of arrangements.