Background
Ray, Mary Virginia was born on June 13, 1924 in Essex, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Ernest and Mary Ida (Johnson) W.
Ray, Mary Virginia was born on June 13, 1924 in Essex, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Ernest and Mary Ida (Johnson) W.
Management Development Program for Women, National School of Home Study, New York City, 1984; Paralegal Study in Civil Litigation, The School of Paralegal Studies, Atlanta, 1991.
Display manager, Lerner Shops, Arlington, Virginia, 1948-1955; card punch operator, United States Coast Guard, Washington, 1955-1956; card punch operator, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, 1956-1960; accident report reviewer, analyst, Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, 1960-1967; highway safety management specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, 1967-1976, 76-78; highway safety management specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, 1978-1980; highway safety management specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, 1978-1980; highway safety management specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, 1980-1985; retired, 1985; paralegal, Banks & Associations Law Firm, Woodbridge, Virginia, 1990-1992; special police crossing guard, Prince William County Police Department, Manassas, Virginia, 1990-1992.
Member Senior Choir, since 1947, Gospel choir, since 1952. Music coordinator Starlighter Gospel Singers, since 1982. Pastor's wife Mount Olive Baptist Church, Woodbridge, since 1972, president Mount Olive Baptist Church Deaconess & Women's Auxiliary, Woodbridge, since 1978.
Religious affairs chairwoman National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Prince William County, Virginia, since 1986. Committee chairwoman Woodbridge Democratic Magisterial District, 1992-1995. School crossing guard Prince William Police Department, 1989-1991.
Married Robert Edward Bates, February 14, 1942 (divorced 1947). Children: Robert E., James A. Married Frederick Lacey Ray, October 23, 1947.
Children: Fredericka A., Natalia F.