She was born Etta Erleen Brandon on 09/11/1916 in Butler, Missouri to Mary Etta Kinney Brandon and Thomas Evertt Brandon.
Erleen spent the majority of her adult life in Odessa where she was married to Arlie H. Ray and had a daughter, Patricia E. Ray.
She was preceded in death by her husband Arlie, her sister Lucille Brandon Cornelius, and brother’s-in-law Cotton Cornelius and Burrell Ray.
She is survived by her daughter Patricia, great friends Betty & Bill White, niece Joann Cornelius, cousins Neoma Anderson, Kenneth Turpin, and Jerry Webb, as well as several other nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6p.m.-8p.m. Friday, July 1, 2011 at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011 at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
