"My Sypathy is with all of you. I used to work where Wilma had her hair done for years. A very sweet lady. She was always so independent and vibrant. May God be with all of you, her family."
In loving memory of
Wilma L. Gray
July 14, 1926 - December 27, 2022
WILMA L. GRAY
MUSCATINE, Iowa - Wilma L. Gray, 96, of Muscatine, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Lutheran Living.
Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Reverend David Wittmann will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at funeral home. Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army in Muscatine. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com.
Wilma was born on July 14, 1926, in Muscatine, the daughter of Merrill and Esther Dilchert Satterthwaite. She married Donald William Gray on May 4, 1952, in Muscatine.
Wilma graduated from Muscatine High School in 1944. She worked at Muscatine General Hospital as the dietary supervisor.
She was a long-time member of Spangler Chapel United Methodist Church, where she was active in the Bible Study Group and the United Methodist Women. Wilma was also a member of Farm Bureau. Wilma enjoyed the outdoors and gardening, along with sewing, refinishing furniture, and baking. She loved spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her son, Thomas Gray and his wife, Bridget, of Lakewood, Colorado; her grandchildren, Melissa Anne Gray and her husband, Robert Shaw Reid, and Katlin Marie Gray; and her great grandchildren, Abigail Louise Reid and Eli Thomas Barrs.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband.
Tributes
"My prayers and peace to Tom, Bridget and girls. Wilma was a fun and spunky gal as well as very smart. My mother Phyllis and Wilma were such good friends all thru life. Starting with life on the farm. Mom (Phyllis Shield )always worried about Wilma if she couldn't get a hold of her by phone so she'd have me drive her out to the farm to make sure she was ok. They were blessed to have a friendship that lasted thru the years. God Bless ! Christine Lorber Miller "