Eula Maurice Petray

August 1, 1921 - March 27, 2015

Maurice Petray peacefully passed from this life on earth to eternal life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early in the morning on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Clarehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Maurice was born on August 1, 1921 at home in Kinta, Oklahoma to her loving parents, Earnest Antony Ward and Sarah Lovie Ward. She was the third child born into the family of eight children. She was predeceased by her husband, John Cleo Petray in 1998, her parents, four of seven siblings: twin sister Bernice Ward, Earnest Ward, Marjorie Ward, and Lorene Thompson. Also predeceasing her were one grandchild and one great grandchild. Survivors include her three children of Tulsa; Cheryl Rogers (Buck), Teresa Petray, and Clel Petray (Liz); eight grandchildren: Ruby Kevala (Dru), Karl Kevala (Jillone), Kiersten Lane (Brad), Leslie Petray, Landon Petray, Ashlee Hart, Phillip Hart, and Cassidy Petray; and six great grandchildren. The extended family includes three sisters, Helen Heinz, Juanita Leird, Jo Ward and many nieces and nephews.
Maurice was a very loving and well loved person and a spiritually mature Christian lady. She and her husband were long time active members of Community Baptist Church (originally University Baptist Church), and both of them held leadership positions in the congregation for many years.
As a young person Maurice attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Oklahoma and then Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, where she enjoyed studying English grammar and literature.
She was a seventy year cancer survivor and served as a volunteer for Reach To
Recovery, a support program for breast cancer survivors, and also as a volunteer for Meals On Wheels. For a number of years she was active in PEO. Also, she was an avid and very skilled Bridge player for many years.
Her family is large and loving and we shall miss our beloved Mother so much until we meet again. We are filled with joy and thank our Lord Jesus Christ that she can now see clearly and that there will be no more pain.
Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home Southlawn Chapel, 9350 E. 51st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Community Baptist Church, 2805 South Garnett Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74129 with burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Memorials may be made to Clarehouse, 7617 S. Mingo Road, Tulsa, OK 74133 or to Grace Hospice, 6400 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119.