Annetta Rose Bray (Jackie)
May 12, 1940 - March 22, 2025
Annetta (Jackie) Bray, 84, formerly of Anderson, and Eldon, Missouri, died in Columbus, Indiana, on March 22, 2025.
Jackie was born May 12, 1940, in Eldon, Missouri, to Lawrence Everett and Rosa Lee (Schlesinger) Jackson. Jackie attended school in Eldon, then received an AA degree from Southwest Bible College where she met her future husband Ellis Bray. They were married in 1960.
Jackie was a lifelong church member and enjoyed singing in the choir and playing piano for the congregation. After raising two children, Jackie returned to college and received her B.A. in Studio Fine Arts in 1995 from Anderson University.
In 1997, the Bray's returned to Missouri and continued to pursue their artistic interests creating music and lapidary jewelry, while Jackie continued to paint watercolor, acrylic, and oil paintings. After Ellis passed in 2021, Jackie lived with her two adult children and their families, spending months at a time alternately in Tennessee and Indiana.
Surviving are a son and his wife, Jay and Debbie Bray of Hartsville, Indiana; daughter and her husband, Melody and Michael Rutledge of Woodbury, Tennessee; and an honorary son and his wife, Marcus and Elis Pereira of Porto Allegre, Brazil; three grandchildren, Jessica Gifford, Marshall Gillikin, and Valkyrie Rutledge; and one great-grandchild, Jackson Gifford.
Jackie was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Leotta Stevens; and her beloved husband of 60 years, Ellis.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held in Eldon, Missouri, on May 10, 2025, at Phillips Funeral Home.
Published on April 1, 2025
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