Mary Marjorie Armstrong "Granny" Ray, 91, formerly of Portersville, died Tuesday morning in Asheboro, N.C.

Born Oct. 9, 1914, in Slippery Rock Township, she was the daughter of Reed A. and Harriet Frisbee Armstrong.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Portersville.

She was a store clerk in Portersville for 20 years and the Portersville Tax Collector for 16 years. She belonged to Keen Agers Senior Group of Portersville.

She is survived by five children and their spouses, James L. and Beth Ray of New Castle, Robert H. and Shirley Ray of Portersville, Helen and Richard Cable of West Salem, Ohio, Flora and Charlie VanGorder of Ellwood City, and Linda and Paul Flecken of Asheboro, N.C., one sister; Lois Richards of New Castle; 17 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Ray of Portersville, who died Jan. 4, 1966; four brothers; four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

<B>RAY </B>— Friends of Mary Marjorie Armstrong "Granny"Ray, who died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home</B>, 387 Main St., Prospect.The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church of Portersville with the Rev. Dana Opp, her church pastor, and Rev. Steven Flecken, her grandson, officiating.Interment will follow at the church cemetery.For information go to www.raisleyfuneralhome.com