Galene “Gay” (Clarke Dray) Priode, 89, of Hollywood, MD, passed away on July 7, 2016 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on April 5, 1927 in Millerburg, KY, she was daughter of the late Ida Ritchey and William Dray. Gay was preceded in death by her husband Stewart Franklin Priode. Gay is survived by her daughters: Nadine Ferguson (Dale) of Hollywood, MD, Patricia Young (Munford French) of Naples, FL, granddaughter Carie Woodburn and grandson Joshua Ferguson(Jennifer); Great granddaughter: Camdyn Woodburn, and Emma Woodburn, Nephews Morgan Harney (Sandra) and family; Thomas Dray (Patricia) and family, and James Dray. She was raised on a farm by her parents; William Dray and Ida Ritchey Dray. She was the middle child of three, a younger brother William and an old sister, Mary Morton. In the late 40’s she moved to Arlington, VA and worked in the District of Columbia where she met her husband. They were married in 1950 and later moved to Fort Washington, MD to raise their two daughters. She worked as a secretary at the neighborhood Elementary School before serving in several different positions at the naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. She retired in 1980 with 27 years of government service. While in […]
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