Mary Lee Bray, age 75 of New Hope, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025 at Baptist Health Hardin.  She was born September 6, 1949 in New Hope.  She formerly worked as a Teacher at New Haven Elementary School.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a faithful parishioner of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her two infant children, David Lawrence Bray, Jr. and Elizabeth Lynn Bray; her parents, Thomas Romeo and Alice Elizabeth "Bettye" Sims Moore; one brother, Jerry Moore.

Survivors include her husband of 55 years, David Bray; five children, Mike Bray (Paula), Ted Bray (Colleen), Ann Mullins (Jeff), all of Bardstown, Jill Reiter (Pat) of New Haven, and Kate Ulrich (Matt) of Bardstown; 15 grandchildren, Aaron, Alex, Cole, Ryan, Ellie, Ben, Duncan, Brayden, Cooper, Abby, Zoey, Carter, Brooklyn, Emerson, and Mila; six great grandchildren; two brothers, Joe Moore (Anita) of Louisville and Jimmy Moore (Debbie) of Culvertown; several special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 am Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 104 Church Street, New Hope.  Rev. A. Biju Chathely, C.M.I. will officiate.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The visitation is 2 pm - 6:30 pm Tuesday and 9 am – 10:30 am Wednesday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 6:30 pm Tuesday by Deacon Dean R. Giulitto.

In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials may go to the Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery Fund.

Pallbearers are grandsons, Aaron, Cole, and Ryan Bray, Ben Mullins, and Duncan and Cooper Bray; Honorary pallbearers are grandsons, Brayden Reiter and Carter and Emerson Ulrich.