Family of Edith Ray joins plaque dedication

Combining a long career at Whitman County Library and years of volunteer work, Edie Ray dedicated more than 50 years of service to the community. Her daughters (left to right) Connie Ray, Debbie Adams, JoAnn Grennell and Janet Ray recently stopped in the Colfax Branch to help dedicate a plaque that now hangs near the front desk of the Colfax Library.

Edith McCroskey Ray began working at the library in 1947 while still in high school and retired 43 years later in 1990. After her retirement, she volunteered nearly full-time at the library for 14 more years.

Edie was recognized by the Washington Library Association with a Distinguished Service Award and named Colfax Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year for her volunteer efforts and years of service to the community.

Visit http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us for more information about Edie Ray and to view a collection of historic photographs she donated to the library, a part of the Whitman County Heritage Collection.