Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University Billie Lee Ray, a former first lady of Iowa and wife to the late Gov.

IN DES MOINES. KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT TEN STARTS NOW. TONIGHT, IOWANS ARE REMEMBERING A FORMER FIRST LADY OF OUR STATE, KNOWN FOR BEING A PILLAR OF CHARACTER, BILLY LEE RAY, WIDOW OF LATE GOVERNOR ROBERT ...

Former Iowa First Lady Billie Ray has died at the age of 97. Billie Lee Hornberger met future Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray when the two were students at Des Moines Roosevelt High School. They married ...

Billie Lee Ray, former first lady of Iowa, died Wednesday, Feb. 18. She was 97. The wife of former Gov. Robert Ray, she was known for her philanthropy, her support of numerous charitable organizations ...

Billie Lee Ray, former first lady of Iowa and wife of Governor Robert Ray, has died at the age of 97. Her legacy includes philanthropic work with numerous organizations and the co-founding of The ...