Mary Josephine Ray (pictured above with two family members)? had the rare honor of being the oldest American alive and the? second oldest in the world. She lived to be 114-years and 294-days old.
Mary was born on May 17, 1895. Wow, did that women see a lot. She witnessed war after war and eveloution of the human species in a way that history book will never truly grasp.
? Mary will be laid to rest with her husband who passed away 43-years-ago. To carry on her memory are? ? two sons, eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
