Carol A. (Dvorak) Ray, enjoyed drag racing
Carol A. (Dvorak) Ray, 83, of Millsboro, formerly of Newark, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Cadia Renaissance Healthcare in Millsboro.
She was born in Wilmington May 6, 1937, daughter of the late Charles Lewis Thorp and Mary Elizabeth (Cunane) Thorp. Carol was a graduate of Newark High School. She opened the Glasgow High School cafeteria as the manager in 1973 and retired in 1997. Carol was well known by the students and faculty for her amazing culinary skills.
Carol was a huge sports fan and was an avid bowler. She was proud to be one of the first drag racers at the Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Md., racing the family station wagon. She loved spending time with her family on her back deck enjoying huge crab feasts. She had served as the vice president of her local AARP chapter and also had organized and coordinated several bus trips with AARP for over 10 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph Gerard Dvorak March 4, 1969; a stepdaughter, Shelly Evans; a grandson, Joshua Evans and a brother, Albert Thorp.
Carol is survived by her husband of 46 years, Donald M. Ray; four children, Joe Dvorak and his wife Donna of Wilmington, Mike and his wife Lisa of Bear, Elaine Davis and her husband Wendell of Newark and Susan Dvorak of Northeast, Md.; two stepchildren, Donnie Ray of Colorado and Sharon Meade of Newark; a brother, Joseph Thorp of Milton; and a sister-in-law, Dolores Thorp of Everett, Wash. Carol is also survived by 13 grandchildren, Ryan Miller, Angie Giroud, Bobby Dvorak, Jeff Miller, Amber Dvorak, Joe Dvorak, Tyler Dvorak, Austin Dvorak, Kara Dvorak, Jessica Davis, Melissa Bryant, Erica Ray and Matthew Ray, and 16 great-grandchildren.
A prayer service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, March 12, at the Long Neck Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 32013 Long Neck Road, Millsboro, where friends and family may gather after noon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing protocols will be observed, masks are required for those in attendance and seating will be limited.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Carol’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by visiting www.stjude.org.
Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.melsonfuneralservices.com
