Funeral services for Melisa Ann Bray, age 30, of Mundelein, Illinois, formerly of Manitou, Oklahoma, were held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March17, 2010, at the Manitou United Methodist Church, with Dean Newville, officiating. Burial was in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder, Oklahoma, under the direction of Orr Gray Gish Funeral Home, of Frederick, Oklahoma. The family will received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, at the funeral home. Melissa passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Illinois. She was born October 15, 1979, in Coalgate, Oklahoma, to Billy Dale and Shirley Ann (Meeler) Bray. She moved with her family to Manitou at an early age in 1982. Melisa attended Manitou grade school from 1985 to 1993; she attended Tipton schools from 1993 to 1995; at the age of 16, Melisa was in a life threatening car accident and sustained injuries that paralyzed her from the chest down; she then attended Frederick High School from 1996 to 1999, graduating in 1999. After high school graduation, she attended Western Oklahoma State College, in Altus, Oklahoma, and graduated in 2002. On March 4, 2001, she met the love of her life, which she had become acquainted with just a few days earlier on the internet. It was "love at first sight," and she began a relationship with a new lifelong partner William Moore, who was stationed in the Army at Fort Sill, at that time. Then in June 2003, she and Will moved to Illinois. Melisa's activities include: chatting on-line, talking on the phone, traveling, shopping and going to downtown Chicago and spending the day. Other interests include: collecting angels, going to concerts, going to professional sporting events, and going to new places to meet new people and make new friends. She aspired to be a teenage counselor so she could teach others from her past experiences. She and Will had four furry children, their doggies: Kujo, Spike, and Trigger; and a cat Pepper. She is survived by her husband: William Moore, of the home, in Mundelein, Illinois; her parents: Billy & Shirley Bray, of Manitou, Oklahoma; two brothers: Billy Bray, Jr. and wife Cherie Bray, of Atlus, Oklahoma, and Gary Bray and wife Brandi, of Frederick, Oklahoma; father and mother-in-law: Bill and Vickey Moore, of Round Lake Beach, Illinois; two brothers-in-law: Kevin Moore and Kerry Moore, both of Mundelein, Illinois; and one sister-in-law: Tiffany Moore, of Roselle, Illinois; four nephews: Gregory and Christopher Bray, Timothy and Lorenzo Moore; and four nieces Alyssa and Mikeala Bray, Serena and Lillie Moore. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice, in loving memory of Melisa Ann Bray. Orr Gray Gish & Tipton Funeral Homes 580.335.2112