Berta McRay

Funeral services for longtime Seminole resident, Berta Elva McRay are scheduled for 2:00pm Thursday, March 29, 2007 at the Seminole Church of Christ with Todd McRay officiating and Chris Stinnett assisting. Interment will follow at Holdenville Cemetery.rn rnServices will be under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole.rn rnBerta Elva McRay passed away on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Holdenville Hospital at the age of 97. rnShe was born on June 17, 1909 north of Horntown in Hughes County to Bert Garrison and Emma (Hawthorne) Bagwell.rn rnElva moved to Holdenville in 1921 and graduated from Holdenville High School. She married John R. McRay, Sr. on December 27, 1927 in Wewoka, Oklahoma and together they made their home in Holdenville where she and her husband reared their four sons. They lived in Holdenville thirty-four years before moving to Seminole in 1961. She lived in Seminole until recently moving into a retirement home in Holdenville. She was a faithful member of the East Main Church of Christ in Holdenville and the Seminole Church of Christ in Seminole. She became a member of the Church of Christ in 1933 and was a faithful Christian for 74 years. rn rnShe was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John McRay, Sr. on March 6, 1991 and two sons: Charles McRay and John McRay Jr., two brothers, three sisters, one granddaughter.rn rnShe is survived by two sons and their wives: Harold McRay and wife Evelyn of Lawton, Oklahoma, and Wallace ?Doe? McRay and wife Sue of Seminole, Oklahoma, two daughters-in-law: Linda McRay of Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Neva McRay of Edmond, Oklahoma, sister, Grace Freeman of Albany, Oregon and sister-in-law, Francis Olson of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Eleven grandchildren: Karen Morris and husband Chris, Kim Layman and husband Brian, Shannon McRay, Stephen McRay and wife Michelle, Mark McRay and wife Gay, Todd McRay and wife Laura, Bryan McRay and wife Sunny, Amy McRay, Kellie McRay, Jeff McRay and Erin Duncan and husband Ty. Numerous great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.rnrnCasket Bearers will be; Stephen McRay, Mark McRay, Bryan McRay, Jeff McRay, Tom McRay and John Robert McRay.rn rnDonations may be made to the John and Elva McRay Scholarship Fund at Oklahoma Christian University, 2501 E. Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73013rn Funeral Information: March 28, 2007, 2:00 AM