Alva Marie Bales passed to be with the Lord on January 11, 2017. Born to Harry and Violet Bales Dec 30, 1918 in Arkansas, she lived in Kansas, and Oklahoma, where her father passed. She moved with her mother to the Phoenix area when she was 12. While living in Buckeye she met and married Walter J Gray, July 2, 1937. Living primarily in Arizona she raised 3 children. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter, and her first son Ray Gene. She is survived by 3 children, Ron Gray, Rella Bigbey, and Roni Glasgow, 7 grandchildren , 22 great grandchildren call her great grandmother, and 1 great great grandson. Her joy in life was her family!
