The daughter of Charlie and Belva Catherine Gilley Dulaney, she was born Jan. 13, 1905, near Stone Gap in Scott County, Va. She was married to Elbert Lee Arey on Dec. 13, 1923, in Hunt County. She attended schools in Hunt County.
Mrs. Arey was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband operating a farm. She later operated a grocery store-service station for a number of years in Floyd.
Mrs. Arey was a member of the First Baptist Church in Farmersville and of the Garden Club. She enjoyed entertaining her friends.
Survivors are a daughter, Vesta Lee Arey Smartt of Grand Prairie; a son, Bobby Arey of Garland; sisters Dorothy Ray of Greenville and Imogene Longbothom, Willy Terry and Mary Guy, all of Baytown; a brother, Alvin Glasscock of Bovina; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a son, Walter Burt Arey; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Farmersville.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Farmersville.
The daughter of Charlie and Belva Catherine Gilley Dulaney, she was born Jan. 13, 1905, near Stone Gap in Scott County, Va. She was married to Elbert Lee Arey on Dec. 13, 1923, in Hunt County. She attended schools in Hunt County.
Mrs. Arey was a homemaker and worked alongside her husband operating a farm. She later operated a grocery store-service station for a number of years in Floyd.
Mrs. Arey was a member of the First Baptist Church in Farmersville and of the Garden Club. She enjoyed entertaining her friends.
Survivors are a daughter, Vesta Lee Arey Smartt of Grand Prairie; a son, Bobby Arey of Garland; sisters Dorothy Ray of Greenville and Imogene Longbothom, Willy Terry and Mary Guy, all of Baytown; a brother, Alvin Glasscock of Bovina; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a son, Walter Burt Arey; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, Farmersville.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Farmersville.