David Leon Gray, also known as little papaw by his great grandchildren, age 93, watched his first baseball game in heaven on August 20, 2021.
He was retired from Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream. He attended First Church of God. Mr. Gray served in the US Army during the Korean War and graduated from ETSU with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was born and raised on a farm and worked hard all of his life and always provided very well for his family. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Jeffrey and Lisa Gray; one daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Mark Laws; grandchildren: Kaitlin and Josh Rodrigues, Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, and Sarah Laws; great grandchildren: Ryleigh Stout, Felicity Rodrigues, Anders Rodrigues, Emersyn Rodrigues, Jordyn Kate Rodrigues, and Kinsley Cawood; and a sister: Louise Sams
He was preceded in death by his wife: Eunavee Gray; parents: Fred C. and Cora Gray; three siblings: Fred Gray Jr., Clyde Gray, and Irene Mitchell.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 4-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Sam Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Greenelawn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be: Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, Josh Rodrigues, Mike Sams, Jimmy Mitchell, Richard Myers, Steve Ball, and Billy Shelton.
Honorary pallbearers: His fellow retirees of Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream.
Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home
He was retired from Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream. He attended First Church of God. Mr. Gray served in the US Army during the Korean War and graduated from ETSU with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was born and raised on a farm and worked hard all of his life and always provided very well for his family. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Jeffrey and Lisa Gray; one daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Mark Laws; grandchildren: Kaitlin and Josh Rodrigues, Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, and Sarah Laws; great grandchildren: Ryleigh Stout, Felicity Rodrigues, Anders Rodrigues, Emersyn Rodrigues, Jordyn Kate Rodrigues, and Kinsley Cawood; and a sister: Louise Sams
He was preceded in death by his wife: Eunavee Gray; parents: Fred C. and Cora Gray; three siblings: Fred Gray Jr., Clyde Gray, and Irene Mitchell.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 4-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Sam Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Greenelawn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be: Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, Josh Rodrigues, Mike Sams, Jimmy Mitchell, Richard Myers, Steve Ball, and Billy Shelton.
Honorary pallbearers: His fellow retirees of Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream.
Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home
David Leon Gray, also known as little papaw by his great grandchildren, age 93, watched his first baseball game in heaven on August 20, 2021.
He was retired from Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream. He attended First Church of God. Mr. Gray served in the US Army during the Korean War and graduated from ETSU with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was born and raised on a farm and worked hard all of his life and always provided very well for his family. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Jeffrey and Lisa Gray; one daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Mark Laws; grandchildren: Kaitlin and Josh Rodrigues, Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, and Sarah Laws; great grandchildren: Ryleigh Stout, Felicity Rodrigues, Anders Rodrigues, Emersyn Rodrigues, Jordyn Kate Rodrigues, and Kinsley Cawood; and a sister: Louise Sams
He was preceded in death by his wife: Eunavee Gray; parents: Fred C. and Cora Gray; three siblings: Fred Gray Jr., Clyde Gray, and Irene Mitchell.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 4-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Sam Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Greenelawn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be: Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, Josh Rodrigues, Mike Sams, Jimmy Mitchell, Richard Myers, Steve Ball, and Billy Shelton.
Honorary pallbearers: His fellow retirees of Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream.
Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home
He was retired from Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream. He attended First Church of God. Mr. Gray served in the US Army during the Korean War and graduated from ETSU with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was born and raised on a farm and worked hard all of his life and always provided very well for his family. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law: Jeffrey and Lisa Gray; one daughter and son-in-law: Amy and Mark Laws; grandchildren: Kaitlin and Josh Rodrigues, Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, and Sarah Laws; great grandchildren: Ryleigh Stout, Felicity Rodrigues, Anders Rodrigues, Emersyn Rodrigues, Jordyn Kate Rodrigues, and Kinsley Cawood; and a sister: Louise Sams
He was preceded in death by his wife: Eunavee Gray; parents: Fred C. and Cora Gray; three siblings: Fred Gray Jr., Clyde Gray, and Irene Mitchell.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 4-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday in the chapel of the funeral home with Rev. Sam Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Greenelawn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be: Isaiah Gray, Patrick Cawood, Josh Rodrigues, Mike Sams, Jimmy Mitchell, Richard Myers, Steve Ball, and Billy Shelton.
Honorary pallbearers: His fellow retirees of Pet Dairy-Pet Ice Cream.
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