Obituary: Mary Lee Bray, 75, New Hope

Mary Lee Bray, 75, New Hope, died Friday, March 7, 2025, at Baptist Health Hardin. She was born Sept. 6, 1949, in New Hope. She formerly worked as a teacher at New Haven Elementary School. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a faithful parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Elizabeth Lynn Bray; an infant son, David Lawrence Bray Jr.; her parents, Thomas Romeo and Alice Elizabeth “Bettye” Sims Moore; and one brother, Jerry Moore.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, David Bray; three daughters, Ann Mullins (Jeff), and Kate Ulrich (Matt) both of Bardstown, and Jill Reiter (Pat) of New Haven; two sons, Mike Bray (Paula) and Ted Bray (Colleen), both of Bardstown; two brothers, Joe Moore (Anita) of Louisville and Jimmy Moore (Debbie) of Culvertown; 15 grandchildren, Aaron, Alex, Cole, Ryan, Ellie, Ben, Duncan, Brayden, Cooper, Abby, Zoey, Carter, Brooklyn, Emerson, and Mila; six great-grandchildren; and several special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2025, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in New Hope with the Rev. A. Biju Chathely officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 2-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2025 and 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2025, at Mattingly Funeral Home in Loretto with a 6:30 p.m. Tuesday prayer service with Deacon Dean R. Giulitto.

In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials may go to the St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery Fund.

Pallbearers are grandsons, Aaron, Cole, and Ryan Bray, Ben Mullins, and Duncan and Cooper Bray.

Honorary pallbearers are grandsons, Brayden Reiter and Carter and Emerson Ulrich.

Mattingly Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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