Mary Rayl Emperley, 86, of Grinnell and formerly of Newton, died August 12, 2008, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 15, at the Grinnell First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tim Stewart officiating. Organist will be Denise Baustian. Pallbearers will be Jason and Jeff Dickerson, Jeremy Coleman, James Plumb, Kim and David Cooper, and Joel Clifton. Burial will be in Rock Creek Cemetery, rural Jasper County. Visitation with the family present will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Grinnell First Baptist Church or Grinnell Regional Hospice. The daughter of C. Fred and Miriam Gault Rayl, Mary was born March 21, 1922, in Grinnell. She was raised in Grinnell and was a 1940 graduate of Grinnell High School. She was married to Kenneth Clifton and to this union two children were born, Sandra Cooper and Tom Clifton. She was later married to Dean Koger and to this union three children were born, John Koger, Kathy Trotter, and Susan Harlow. Mary moved to Newton in 1950. She was employed for Winpower Corporation for 20 years, retiring in 1985. On May 11, 1993, she was married to William 'Del' Emperley, in Gravois Mills, Missouri. The couple lived in Newton prior to moving to Grinnell in 1999. Mary was a member of the Grinnell Baptist Church, where she was active with the American Baptist Women, and the Rebekah Lodge. She devoted many hours to volunteer work including, RSVP in Newton, Prison Ministries in Mitchellville, Jasper County Museum, Kellogg Historical Museum, and Grinnell Regional Medical Center. She was an avid Cubs and Hawkeye fan for many years. She enjoyed traveling with her family, playing cards with family and friends, and dining out with friends. She also enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and exercising. Survivors include five children, Sandra Cooper and Tom Clifton of Grinnell, John Koger of Omaha, and Kathy Trotter and Susan Harlow of Pearl, Mississippi; two step-children, Karen Schilling of Kennesaw, Georgia and Dennis Emperley of Morganton, North Carolina; one brother, Don Rayl of park Hill, Oklahoma; fourteen grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; seven step great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Del in 2007; two former husbands, Kenneth and Dean; and her granddaughter, Teresa Ann Cooper.