Ida Gray Edwards Wells, 74, passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at NC Baptist Hospital n Winston Salem, NC. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, 1:00 pm at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel with Rev. Michael Owens officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at Hanes Lineberry Sedgefield Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Guilford Memorial Park.
Ida Gray was born on Sept. 20, 1936. She married the love of her life, Charlie on Nov. 8, 1958 and they shared 52 years of marriage. She worked for Southern Bell for 30 years, retiring in August of 1986.
Ida was preceded in death by her son, David Wells in 2003. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Charlie; daughter, Amanda Smith, husband Greg and granddaughter, Caitlin; sister Joan Loggains and husband Ray of Oak Island, NC and brother, Lee Edwards of Decatur, GA.
The family wishes to thank the personnel at NC Baptist Hospital: Dr. Leslie Ellis, Dr. Bayard Powell and their staff, the third floor Cancer Center Outpatient Oncology team, and the hospital staff on floor nine of Ardmore East and Ardmore North.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gate City Baptist Church, 5250 Hilltop Road, Jamestown, NC 27282 or Urban Ministry, 305 West Lee St., Greensboro, NC 27406 or the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244.
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