Shirley Mae Ray age 84, of the John Creek section of Alpharetta formally of Fannin County, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019. She was born in McCaysville, Georgia on October 22, 1935, to the late J.C. Ray and Amanda Ray and was raised in McCaysville and Blue Ridge area. She was preceded in death by her parents J.C Ray and Amanda Ray and sisters, Eva Jean Scism and Mary Maxine Fuller. Shirley received a Masters in Education from the University of Georgia and later taught school in Hampton, Georgia. She was an exceptionally kind and loving woman who will be missed very much by her friends and family.