Mrs. Conrades was born March 16, 1927, in Lowell, NC, daughter of the late John T. Ray and Luesta Baker Ray.
Mrs. Conrades, who lived most of her life in Charlotte, NC, graduated from Harding High School in 1944. On May 4, 1946, she married the love of her life — William Conrades, Jr. In fact, she loved him so much she married him twice (they divorced and remarried years later)!
Mrs. Conrades was a homemaker for many years, but also worked in office administration, sales, and interior design retail sales.
She was also a long-time member Spencer Memorial United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC.
Known for her fun, vivacious personality, Mrs. Conrades enjoyed music, singing, dancing, travelling, and spending time with her family and friends. She was the true matriarch of her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William Conrades, Jr. of Charlotte, NC; a sister, Carol Ann Ivey of Dallas TX; a brother, John T. Ray Jr. of Charlotte, NC; and a daughter-in-law Wendy Collins Conrades of St Charles, IL.
Survivors include her son, William Conrades, III of North Aurora, IL; her daughter in-law, Laurie Lawless Conrades of North Aurora, IL; her daughter, Camellia Conrades Curella of Gastonia, NC; her son-in-law, Anthony Curella of Gastonia, NC; three brothers, Terry Ray of Knoxville, TN, Max Ray of Winston, GA, and Ricky Ray of Matthews, NC; six grandchildren, Candace Robertson of Gastonia, NC, Justin Robertson of Atlanta, GA, William Conrades IV (and wife Sarah Duensing Conrades) of Lake in the Hills, IL, Christopher Conrades (and Erica Dominguez) of St. Charles, IL, Lauren Conrades of New York City, NY, and Timothy Curella of Chandler, AZ; and three great-grandchildren, Rhiannon Wollmuth of Gastonia, NC, Damian Conrades of St. Charles, IL, and Jordan Conrades of Lake in the Hills, IL.
Services to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Forest Lawn, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208. The visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. and a memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m.
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