November 23, 1928 — June 12, 2023 Ethel Hurr Ray, age 94, passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2023. Ethel was born on November 23, 1928 in Columbus, Texas to Johnnie Lee and Henry Hurr. After losing her father at a very young age, Ethel spent her childhood with her mother in Glidden, Texas surrounded by her beloved Aunt and Uncle, Ethel and Harvey Hope, as well as her cousin Betty Jo Hope Wittmer, who was like a sister to her.
Ethel graduated from Columbus High School and afterwards attended Baylor University where she majored in Education and Spanish, graduating at the top of her class in 1949. While at Baylor, Ethel was crowned “Baylor Beauty” and met Kelly Mc-Cann whom she married in December 1949. Kelly and Ethel settled in Dallas, Texas where she briefly
taught school and they raised their three sons; Kelly, Jimmy and Bill.


