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Shirley Eugene “Coach” Gray

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Shirley Eugene “Coach” Gray

Birth
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Death
29 May 2010 (aged 72)
Burial
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.4808361, Longitude: -78.0033944
Plot
Section D Plot 52 Grave 7
Memorial ID
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Shirley Eugene "Coach" Gray, age 72, passed away at his residence Saturday, May 29, 2010. Born January 20, 1938 in Charles Town, WV, to Lawrence Gray and Anna Hill Gray, Shirley made his life as a coach, teacher, and mentor with Culpeper County Schools.

Shirley had an illuminating personality, full of wisdom and patience; he was a protective mentor and a caring 'best friend' to so many. He always set high standards for excellence and kindness in sports and in life. He was a genuine person and proud lover of God, his family, friends and all of his students.

Surviving Shirley is his wife; Faye Thomas Gray of Culpeper, VA, daughters; Allison G. Palfy and her husband Matt of Augusta, GA, Laura A. Lloyd and her husband Cal of Tampa, FL, brother; Robert Gray and his wife Ruth Ann of Kearneysville, WV, and grandchildren; Anna and Connor Lloyd and Nathan and Angela Palfy.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 2, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S. West Street, Culpeper, VA. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. at the Culpeper Baptist Church on Thursday, June 3, 2010 with Rev. John S. Farrar officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Culpeper High School Athletic Department, 14240 Achievement Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701. The family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with funeral arrangements.

Published in The Culpeper Star-Exponent on June 2, 2010
Shirley Eugene "Coach" Gray, age 72, passed away at his residence Saturday, May 29, 2010. Born January 20, 1938 in Charles Town, WV, to Lawrence Gray and Anna Hill Gray, Shirley made his life as a coach, teacher, and mentor with Culpeper County Schools.

Shirley had an illuminating personality, full of wisdom and patience; he was a protective mentor and a caring 'best friend' to so many. He always set high standards for excellence and kindness in sports and in life. He was a genuine person and proud lover of God, his family, friends and all of his students.

Surviving Shirley is his wife; Faye Thomas Gray of Culpeper, VA, daughters; Allison G. Palfy and her husband Matt of Augusta, GA, Laura A. Lloyd and her husband Cal of Tampa, FL, brother; Robert Gray and his wife Ruth Ann of Kearneysville, WV, and grandchildren; Anna and Connor Lloyd and Nathan and Angela Palfy.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 2, 2010, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Culpeper Baptist Church, 318 S. West Street, Culpeper, VA. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. at the Culpeper Baptist Church on Thursday, June 3, 2010 with Rev. John S. Farrar officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Culpeper High School Athletic Department, 14240 Achievement Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701. The family has entrusted Clore-English Funeral Home with funeral arrangements.

Published in The Culpeper Star-Exponent on June 2, 2010


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