Ella Mae Martin Ray, age 85, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died January 14, 2014 at Kings Mountain Hospice House.  She was born in Hickory Grove, SC to the late K.D. Martin and Mary E. Dover Martin.   She was also preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Ervin A. Ray.  Until her declining health, she attended East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, Kings Mtn. NC.  She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who was retired from the textile industry.  A special thanks to the staff of Kings Mountain Hospice House for their love and care to her and her family. 

SURVIVORS: Daughters: Barbara R. Gaddy and husband, Reggy, Monroe, NC

Becky R. Dickson, Gastonia, NC

Brothers: T.J. Martin, York, SC

  Ross Martin, Sharon, SC

Sister: Virginia Morris, Columbia, SC

2 Grandchildren: Amy and Kim 

4 Great Grandchildren.

 FUNERAL SERVICE: Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Saturday, January 18, 2014

   2:00 P.M.  Rev. Eddie Gray and Rev. Jimmy Maney, officiating.

VISITATION: 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Friday evening, January 17, 2014 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

INTERMENT: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS: Hospice of Cleveland County, Kings Mountain Hospice House, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or Life Enrichment Center, 222 Kings Mountain Blvd, Kings Mountain, NC 28086

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ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC