Tommie Nell Gray (Bratton)
Sunday, August 22nd, 1937 - Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Services for Tommie Nell Bratton Gray, 85, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery.
Tommie Nell Gray passed away January 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones.
She was born August 22, 1937, in Grand Saline, to Thomas & Ava Nell Bratton.
Tommie Nell was raised in Grand Saline and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1955. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilburn Gray, in 1956. They lived in several places, including Austin, Memphis, Longview, Tyler, and six years in London before returning to Tyler in 1975. Tommie Nell placed her faith and trust in Jesus as a teenager. She became a member of Glenwood Church of Christ shortly after returning to Tyler and continued her walk with the Lord all of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family. She was very proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her sweet and gentle spirit left a lasting impression on all those she encountered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Wilburn Gray; parents, Thomas and Ava Nell Bratton; brother, Larry Bratton; Aunt, Jewell Dennard; brother-in-law, E.E. "Shorty" Gray; and great-grandchild, Kaylee Johnson.
Survivors include her son, James Gray and wife Kim of Kilgore; three daughters, Liz Chandler and husband Vance of Lindale, Vicki Arrington and husband Jim of Dallas, and Sherrie Gibbs and husband Dave of Danville, CA; fourteen grandchildren, Melissa Johnson and husband Josh, Ashley Littles and husband Jace, Jessica Sulser and husband Justin, Alex Chandler, Jeremy Gray, Taylor Gray and wife Crystal, Austin Gray and wife Abby, Collin Gray and wife Andrea, Brookelyn Gray, Drew Arrington, Tyler Arrington, Jett Arrington, Peyton Gibbs and Ainsley Gibbs; six great-grandchildren, Sophia, Chloe, Brinson, Jaxson, Caroline and Kal; sister-in-law, Nadine "Punk" Mills; niece, Tricia Elliott; and nephew, Ronnie Gray; and many other relatives and friends.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, donate3.cancer.org.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Sunday, August 22nd, 1937 - Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Services for Tommie Nell Bratton Gray, 85, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery.
Tommie Nell Gray passed away January 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones.
She was born August 22, 1937, in Grand Saline, to Thomas & Ava Nell Bratton.
Tommie Nell was raised in Grand Saline and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1955. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilburn Gray, in 1956. They lived in several places, including Austin, Memphis, Longview, Tyler, and six years in London before returning to Tyler in 1975. Tommie Nell placed her faith and trust in Jesus as a teenager. She became a member of Glenwood Church of Christ shortly after returning to Tyler and continued her walk with the Lord all of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family. She was very proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her sweet and gentle spirit left a lasting impression on all those she encountered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Wilburn Gray; parents, Thomas and Ava Nell Bratton; brother, Larry Bratton; Aunt, Jewell Dennard; brother-in-law, E.E. "Shorty" Gray; and great-grandchild, Kaylee Johnson.
Survivors include her son, James Gray and wife Kim of Kilgore; three daughters, Liz Chandler and husband Vance of Lindale, Vicki Arrington and husband Jim of Dallas, and Sherrie Gibbs and husband Dave of Danville, CA; fourteen grandchildren, Melissa Johnson and husband Josh, Ashley Littles and husband Jace, Jessica Sulser and husband Justin, Alex Chandler, Jeremy Gray, Taylor Gray and wife Crystal, Austin Gray and wife Abby, Collin Gray and wife Andrea, Brookelyn Gray, Drew Arrington, Tyler Arrington, Jett Arrington, Peyton Gibbs and Ainsley Gibbs; six great-grandchildren, Sophia, Chloe, Brinson, Jaxson, Caroline and Kal; sister-in-law, Nadine "Punk" Mills; niece, Tricia Elliott; and nephew, Ronnie Gray; and many other relatives and friends.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, donate3.cancer.org.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Tommie Nell Gray (Bratton)
Sunday, August 22nd, 1937 - Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Services for Tommie Nell Bratton Gray, 85, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery.
Tommie Nell Gray passed away January 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones.
She was born August 22, 1937, in Grand Saline, to Thomas & Ava Nell Bratton.
Tommie Nell was raised in Grand Saline and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1955. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilburn Gray, in 1956. They lived in several places, including Austin, Memphis, Longview, Tyler, and six years in London before returning to Tyler in 1975. Tommie Nell placed her faith and trust in Jesus as a teenager. She became a member of Glenwood Church of Christ shortly after returning to Tyler and continued her walk with the Lord all of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family. She was very proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her sweet and gentle spirit left a lasting impression on all those she encountered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Wilburn Gray; parents, Thomas and Ava Nell Bratton; brother, Larry Bratton; Aunt, Jewell Dennard; brother-in-law, E.E. "Shorty" Gray; and great-grandchild, Kaylee Johnson.
Survivors include her son, James Gray and wife Kim of Kilgore; three daughters, Liz Chandler and husband Vance of Lindale, Vicki Arrington and husband Jim of Dallas, and Sherrie Gibbs and husband Dave of Danville, CA; fourteen grandchildren, Melissa Johnson and husband Josh, Ashley Littles and husband Jace, Jessica Sulser and husband Justin, Alex Chandler, Jeremy Gray, Taylor Gray and wife Crystal, Austin Gray and wife Abby, Collin Gray and wife Andrea, Brookelyn Gray, Drew Arrington, Tyler Arrington, Jett Arrington, Peyton Gibbs and Ainsley Gibbs; six great-grandchildren, Sophia, Chloe, Brinson, Jaxson, Caroline and Kal; sister-in-law, Nadine "Punk" Mills; niece, Tricia Elliott; and nephew, Ronnie Gray; and many other relatives and friends.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, donate3.cancer.org.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
Sunday, August 22nd, 1937 - Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Services for Tommie Nell Bratton Gray, 85, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery.
Tommie Nell Gray passed away January 15, 2023, at her home surrounded by loved ones.
She was born August 22, 1937, in Grand Saline, to Thomas & Ava Nell Bratton.
Tommie Nell was raised in Grand Saline and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1955. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilburn Gray, in 1956. They lived in several places, including Austin, Memphis, Longview, Tyler, and six years in London before returning to Tyler in 1975. Tommie Nell placed her faith and trust in Jesus as a teenager. She became a member of Glenwood Church of Christ shortly after returning to Tyler and continued her walk with the Lord all of her life. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved her family. She was very proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her sweet and gentle spirit left a lasting impression on all those she encountered.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Wilburn Gray; parents, Thomas and Ava Nell Bratton; brother, Larry Bratton; Aunt, Jewell Dennard; brother-in-law, E.E. "Shorty" Gray; and great-grandchild, Kaylee Johnson.
Survivors include her son, James Gray and wife Kim of Kilgore; three daughters, Liz Chandler and husband Vance of Lindale, Vicki Arrington and husband Jim of Dallas, and Sherrie Gibbs and husband Dave of Danville, CA; fourteen grandchildren, Melissa Johnson and husband Josh, Ashley Littles and husband Jace, Jessica Sulser and husband Justin, Alex Chandler, Jeremy Gray, Taylor Gray and wife Crystal, Austin Gray and wife Abby, Collin Gray and wife Andrea, Brookelyn Gray, Drew Arrington, Tyler Arrington, Jett Arrington, Peyton Gibbs and Ainsley Gibbs; six great-grandchildren, Sophia, Chloe, Brinson, Jaxson, Caroline and Kal; sister-in-law, Nadine "Punk" Mills; niece, Tricia Elliott; and nephew, Ronnie Gray; and many other relatives and friends.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, donate3.cancer.org.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home.
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