Joyce died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Joyce V. Gray, daughter of George Waugh and Ilura Dinehart, was born August 29, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
She attended Grand Rapids High School, Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska and took correspondence art classes later on in life.
Joyce became an accomplished artist with many pieces in homes in the Midwest.
On January 28, 1950, Joyce was united in marriage to Fred Gray at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Blackberry, Minnesota. They were blessed with three children, Wayne, Linda, and Roy.
After residing in Grand Rapids and Lincoln, Joyce and family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska in 1959, where she was employed at Dudley’s Dry Cleaning from 1965 until she retired in 1987.
She was a caring housewife and loving mother to her children.
Joyce was a life-long horse lover, enjoyed gardening, and fishing with her husband, Fred.
Joyce was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church as well as a long-time member of the Northeast Nebraska Art Associations.
Joyce is survived by her husband, Fred Gray; children, Wayne and Marilyn Gray of Woodland Park, Colorado, Linda Gray and Mark Beech of Battle Creek, and Roy and Sherry Gray of Norfolk; three grandchildren, Shawn, Brandon, and Austin; two great-grandchildren, Hailey and Lenore; six nieces; and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Juanita Goff.
Joyce died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.
Joyce V. Gray, daughter of George Waugh and Ilura Dinehart, was born August 29, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
She attended Grand Rapids High School, Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska and took correspondence art classes later on in life.
Joyce became an accomplished artist with many pieces in homes in the Midwest.
On January 28, 1950, Joyce was united in marriage to Fred Gray at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Blackberry, Minnesota. They were blessed with three children, Wayne, Linda, and Roy.
After residing in Grand Rapids and Lincoln, Joyce and family moved to Norfolk, Nebraska in 1959, where she was employed at Dudley’s Dry Cleaning from 1965 until she retired in 1987.
She was a caring housewife and loving mother to her children.
Joyce was a life-long horse lover, enjoyed gardening, and fishing with her husband, Fred.
Joyce was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church as well as a long-time member of the Northeast Nebraska Art Associations.
Joyce is survived by her husband, Fred Gray; children, Wayne and Marilyn Gray of Woodland Park, Colorado, Linda Gray and Mark Beech of Battle Creek, and Roy and Sherry Gray of Norfolk; three grandchildren, Shawn, Brandon, and Austin; two great-grandchildren, Hailey and Lenore; six nieces; and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Juanita Goff.
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