Mrs. Josephine Wray

July 24, 1931 - April 17, 2018

Mrs. Josephine Wray, 86, passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at her residence, in West Point. She was born on July 24, 1931, in Buena Vista, the daughter of the late Johnnie Elmore and Alice Bell Huffman Lawson. She worked as a Seamstress at Knickerbocker Manufacturing and was a Homemaker. She enjoyed reading cookbooks, cooking, canning, and flower gardening. She enjoyed taking care of everyone, especially pets. She was a member of the Old Aberdeen Road Church of Christ in West Point. She married Merritt Wayne Wray on January 19, 1952, in West Point. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother: Johnnie Harold Lawson. Funeral services will be Friday, April 20, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Tommy Lawson officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Husband, Wayne Wray; Her daughter, Jo Alice Wray Vest (Greg); and Her son, Jerry Wayne Wray (Debra), all of West Point; eight grandchildren; Angela Millsaps (Shay Delarm) of Middleton, ID, Thomas Millsaps (Carrie), Alex Millsaps (Brittany), Sam Millsaps, and Wes Millsaps, all of West Point, Wendy Young (Chris) of Noxapater, Lacey Williams (Bubba) of Cumberland, and Josh “Zee” Miller of Clute, TX; seven great-grandchildren; Randy Millsaps, Jaxson Millsaps, Garrett Hendricks, Corbin Hendricks, Brayden Young, Hunter Williams, and Reagan Williams; her sister, Mary Alice Taylor of Branson, MO; her brother, Robert Lloyd Lawson (Deena) of Woodstock, AL and a sister-in-law: Mary “Judy” Lawson of West Point. Pallbearers will be Sam Millsaps, Thomas Millsaps, Wes Millsaps, Alex Millsaps, Frank Pettit, and Robert D. Lawson. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Ed Miller, Jr., Brett Miller, NP, Nurses and Staff of Dugan Memorial Home and Sanctuary Home Hospice, and her caregivers: Martha Cohea and Anna Henderson. Memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the West Point/Clay County Animal Shelter, 1212 Old Tibbee Road, West Point, MS 39773. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00-11:00 A.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com