Elizabeth Ray

Elizabeth Louise (Reed) Ray

devoted mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunt and loving friend

Joined her beloved husband, sister and brothers on June 2, 2021.

She passed peacefully and in comfort in her Clermont home supported by hospice care and surrounded by her loving family and community.

Born February 1, 1923 in Bangor, Maine.

Parkersburg, WV; Muncie, IN; Washington, DC; Alexandria, VA; Barefoot Bay, FL; Denver, CO

BL’s spirit of kindness and selflessness lives on in her son John Robert Ray (Gillian), her grandchildren Noah Charles Ray and Nathaniel Robert Ray, her nieces/nephews Marysue Huckabee, April Guice, Karen Fry, Kim Arellanes, George Wilcox, Edward Guice, Sally Leibbrandt, Holly Wirt, Janice Reed, Elizabeth Bisgard and Mike Reed, grand nieces/nephews, her devoted and loving Clermont caregivers and friends far and wide.

BL witnessed an everlasting happiness, hope and constant positive outlook on life. She saw the goodness in everyone, the light despite any darkness. This light of hers is summed up in an excerpt from her favorite hymn Whispering Hope, played often at the piano by “John (Preston) and Jimmy Howell” (Alice Hawthorne):

“Wait till the darkness is over, Wait till the tempest is done,

Hope for the sunshine tomorrow, After the shower is gone,

If in the dusk of the twilight, Dim be the region afar,

Will not the deepening darkness, Brighten the glimmering star?

Then when the night is upon us, Why should the heart sink away?

When the dark midnight is over, Watch for the breaking of day.”

BL loved

• Coffee, black........yum!

• Walks in the mountains, walks in the neighborhood, walks, walks, walks

• Hymns and a good sermon

• The pond and a goldfish named ‘Betty Lou’

• A good ‘sit’ to watch the silence of the mountains

• Sunrises & beaches & twinkling stars

• Museums & Libraries

• Winter Park, Santa Fe & London

• Bacon and back rubs

• Home grown tomatoes

• Candles on the dinner table

• The idea of someday sailing w/ Jill & John.

Memorial gifts to honor BL’s spirit may be offered to support the following missions:

Central Visitation Program

Central Presbyterian Church

cvpdenver.org/donate-to-cvp

New Genesis of Denver (a transitional community for the homeless)

new genesis.org/support

Denver Art Museum

Justgiving.com/campaign/comingtogetherthroughout

A Service of Witness to the Resurrection and a Celebration of BL’s life will be held at a future date.