Willie Dean Gray
d. April 5, 2009
Willie Dean Gray
Willie Dean Gray, 80, of Fall Branch, went to his Heavenly home on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center.
Mr. Gray was a member of Fall Branch First Baptist Church. He retired from Holston Defense and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Jennie Gray; brother, Robert Gray; and sister, Mildred Stafford.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Gray of the home; three daughters, Gail Evans of Kingsport, Sue Stapleton and husband David of Kingsport, and Angelia Anderson and husband Jack of Church Hill; one son, Winford Gray of Kingsport; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; three sisters, Shirley Shipley, Frances Miller, both of Kingsport, and Vandetta Gilley of Chattanooga; one brother, Samuel Gray of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Fall Branch. Services will follow at 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Carl Strickler and Rev. Victor Wallace officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Wesley Brewer, Sean Jordan, Travis Jones, John Evans, Jason Evans, Jack Anderson, Darrin Brewer, Zachery Brewer, Shaman Jones, and Patrick Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetics Association of Kingsport, P. O. Box 3952, Kingsport, TN 37664; or the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 113, Johnson City, TN 37604.
Mr. Gray was a member of Fall Branch First Baptist Church. He retired from Holston Defense and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Jennie Gray; brother, Robert Gray; and sister, Mildred Stafford.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Gray of the home; three daughters, Gail Evans of Kingsport, Sue Stapleton and husband David of Kingsport, and Angelia Anderson and husband Jack of Church Hill; one son, Winford Gray of Kingsport; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; three sisters, Shirley Shipley, Frances Miller, both of Kingsport, and Vandetta Gilley of Chattanooga; one brother, Samuel Gray of Kingsport; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Fall Branch. Services will follow at 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Carl Strickler and Rev. Victor Wallace officiating.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at East Lawn Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Wesley Brewer, Sean Jordan, Travis Jones, John Evans, Jason Evans, Jack Anderson, Darrin Brewer, Zachery Brewer, Shaman Jones, and Patrick Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetics Association of Kingsport, P. O. Box 3952, Kingsport, TN 37664; or the American Heart Association, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 113, Johnson City, TN 37604.
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