Shirley Cundiff Wray

Shirley Cundiff Wray, age 87 of Wirtz, went to be with the Lord March 19, 2026 after a brief illness.Shirley was born July 9, 1938 to the late Johnny B. Cundiff and Dorothy Arrington Cundiff. in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Henry Wray, Jr.; brothers Johnny Buck Cundiff and Bruce Alan Cundiff; a close cousin who was like a sister to her Barbara Kidman.

Shirley was a member of Smith Mountain Lake Church of the Brethren. She worked many years within her community as manager of the Quick Kitchen in Glade Hill and the Dudley Mart. Shirley also enjoyed traveling with her sister. She was proud of all the many places they visited within the US and over seas. One of her fondest memories was visiting Israel, where she was baptized in the Jordan River.

Surviving are her children, daughters Peggy Blankenship (Johnnie), Wanda Dudley ( Neil Hudson); her son Barry Wray (Pam); sister Nancy Veibell; grandchildren Donovan Dudley (Alicia), Jason Dudley ( Wendy), Brandon Blankenship, Nicole Blankenship ( Scott Odum), Trevor Wray and Colton Wray; great-grandchildren Leanna Payton Blankenship, Kinley Blankenship, Grayson Wright, Jackson Dudley, Bentley Dudley, Caleb Drewery; great -great-granddaughter Isabella Rene Blankenship; and Shirley's fur baby Jasper.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Smith Mountain Lake Church of the Brethren or to St. Judes Childrens Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 2pm Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from Conner-Bowman Funeral Chapel with Pastor Kenny King officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Her family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service Wednesday beginning at 1 p.m. at Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, Rocky Mount.