Mabel Cray

Mabel Diggs Cray of Mathews, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. Mabel was a lifelong resident of Mathews County, where she lived her entire life until the last two months in her home in which she was born. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and always greeted friends and family with her beautiful smile. Mabel was kind, caring and a strong Christian lady. She was an active member of Bethel United Methodist Church where she played the piano for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Linwood Cray and her daughter, Ellen C. Leigh.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Rebecca Teagle and her husband, Robert; two great-grandchildren, Meg and Andrew Teagle.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 15, 2014 from 10 -11 a.m. with a Funeral Service to follow at 11:00 a.m. in Bethel United Methodist Church, Onemo, Virginia. Burial will follow in Pear Tree Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent to Bethel United Methodist Church, c/o Lisa Conway, P.O. Box 364, Mathews, Virginia 23109. The family would like to thank Ann Godsey for the time she spent caring for Mabel and Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center for their loving care for the past two months. Foster- Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.