Liza Bates McCray, age 87, of Hamilton, Alabama passed away Monday, August 24th, 2015, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama.
Visitation, Thursday, August 27th, 2015 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Marion County Funeral Home. Funeral service, Friday, August 28th, 2015 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Bro. Israel Price, Bro. J.R. Bates and Bro. Willard Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Memory Gardens. Pall Bearers, Larry McCray, Timothy McCray, Alan Hyde, Aaron Blackwelder, Larry McCray, Jr. and Joseph McCray.
Ms. McCray was born April 17th, 1928, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, to Gardner and Lula Bates. She married Watson McCray on December 13th, 1949 in Kentucky. She started teaching at 17 years of age in Dry Fork Kentucky. She also taught many years in Michigan and Alabama, She was an active member in her church, teaching Sunday School for forty plus years. She was an active member of Eastern Star.
She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Watson McCray; 3 children, Larry (Chris) McCray, MN., Venida (Alan) Hyde, N.C., and Timothy (Kelly) McCray, AL.; 8 grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Janice Powers KY., and Patty Tibbetts, FL.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.*
*Marion County Funeral Home, Hamilton, AL., assisted the family.
