Ijah Bray

TIJAH Z YANI BRAY, BORN OCTOBER 22, 1992, PEACEFULLY DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON APRIL 14, 2026, AFTER A LONG AND COURAGEOUS JOURNEY. FOLLOWING A TRAGIC ACCIDENT MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO THAT LEFT HER WITHOUT BRAIN ACTIVITY, TIJAH WAS CARED FOR AT LAKE TAYLOR NURSING HOME IN VIRGINIA, WHERE SHE REMAINED SURROUNDED BY COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT UNTIL HER PASSING.

BEFORE HER ACCIDENT, TIJAH WAS KNOWN AS A VIBRANT, FUNNY, AND SASSY YOUNG LADY WITH A BIG PERSONALITY. AS THE LITTLE SISTER, SHE BROUGHT JOY, LAUGHTER, AND A UNIQUE SPARK TO HER FAMILY THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER BELOVED MOTHER, JOCELYN MAY BRAY.

TIJAH LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY HER FATHER, TYRONE BRAY; HER GRANDMOTHER, DORCAS PERRY (JESSE); AND HER AUNTS, LORI SIMONE DAVIS (KENNETH) AND AUDRA
JOSETTE SHIFLETT (MATTHEW). SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER SIBLINGS, LISTED FROM OLDEST TO YOUNGEST: TRAVIS MAY, AKAI BRYANT (KENNETH), PLEASURE MAY, FRANK MAY, SADE MAY, SIMEON MAY, TYKEEM MAY, TYRONE MAY, TAUREAN MAY, AND HER BABY BROTHER, TYRELL BRAY. TIJAH’S MEMORY WILL ALSO BE CHERISHED BY HER CLOSE COUSINS: DAMIEN MAY, DAJUAN MAY (MEMPHIS), TERRI DAILY, TRISTAN EPPERSON, MORGAN EPPERSON (FRANK), NAJAH RUSSELL (JATEEK), RAZHAN EPPERSON, AND NATALIA DUFFY (GEE), ALONG WITH A
HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOVED HER DEARLY.

THOUGH HER LIFE TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN, TIJAH’S PRESENCE REMAINED A POWERFUL REMINDER OF LOVE, RESILIENCE, AND THE ENDURING BONDS OF FAMILY. SHE
WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED AND FOREVER REMEMBERED.