Mary T. Gray

Mary T. Gray, 71, of Scottsbluff, died, Friday, January 12, 2007, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. A funeral mass will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Scottsbluff with Father Don Buhrman officiating. Cremation will follow at Sunset Memorial Park Crematory. Friends may visit at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff from 9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday. A vigil service will be at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in care of the family. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com Mary was born August 18, 1935, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She grew up and attended schools in Albuquerque. She married Ray Corona in Albuquerque and they had two children, Ray Martin Corona and Penny Starlena Corona. They later divorced and she married Nile G. Gray on June 18, 1968. To this union a son Jimmy Joe Gray was born. Mary was a waitress all her life. The most enjoyable were the 20 years she worked for Vina and Harry Buckhamer at the Chef Café in Minatare. Survivors include her husband Nile; daughter, Penny Corona of Lincoln; sons, Ray Corona of Lincoln and Jimmy Joe Gray of Alamogordo, New Mexico; special friend Joyce Alfaro of Scottsbluff; three grandchildren, Karla Corona of California and Kayla and Nile T. Gray both of Alamogordo, New Mexico.