Sheila Bray, 60, born on January 5, 1964, of Granby, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 6, 2024. The daughter of Anthony and Margaret Bray, she grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. In her twenties she followed the Grateful Dead out to Colorado, where she lived in Nederland, Denver, and Aurora before moving to Granby.
Sheila loved cats, reading, playing computer games, and binge watching her favorite shows. She enjoyed cooking and inventing new recipes from whatever was on hand.
She worked for many years at Scott’s Liquid Gold in Denver. In Granby she worked for a time at Country Ace Hardware where she was Morris the store cat’s number one fan.
She is survived by her son William Alers, her daughter Charlie Melander, her brother Andrew Bray, her sister Patricia Bray, her nieces Marina and Camila Bray, as well as several cousins, two aunts and an uncle.
No public services are planned.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to your local animal shelter, or your favorite charity. Grand County Mortuary in Hot Sulphur Springs is handling arrangements.
