Eld. Gray

GRAY, Eld. Rayebery "Ray" - Age 68, passed away Sunday December 12, 2010 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 11 a.m. Friday December 17, 2010 at Carpenter Road Apostlic Church, 4010 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:30 a.m. Bishop John Allen officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Friday. Eld. Gray will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon - 8 p.m. Thursday. Elder Rayebery (Ray) Gray was born November 6, 1942, in Greenville, Mississippi to Frank Anderson Sr., and Esteena Gray. Elder Gray was raised in the old St. John Street Area. He attended Parkland, Emerson, and graduated from Northern High School. Elder Gray spent 4 years in the United States Army as a cook and was Honorably Discharged, November 11, 1977. He retired from General Motors Truck and Bus in 1994 after 30 years of service. Eld. Gray was a proud member of UAW Local 598. He was called to the Ministry in 1998 and became a devoted member of Carpenter Road Apostolic Church under the pastorate of Bishop John F. Allen. Eld. Gray married Carolyn Snell on August 27, 1983 and to this union a son was born, Arick Gray. He enjoyed fixing things that were broken and things that weren’t broke. Eld. Gray loved working on his 1948 Dodge and spending time with his family. But most of all he loved going to Church and doing his Church duties. Elder Gray never met a stranger, and had words of encouragement for everyone. He leaves to cherish his memory: beloved and devoted wife, Carolyn; daughter, Constance (Eugene) Ragland, all of Flint; 3 sons, Ray Anthony (Angie) Gray, Arick J. Gray both of Flint and Andre R. Snell of Waldorf, MD; 4 grandchildren, Eugene Quinzel Ragland III, Monique Ragland, Shenice (Quinn) Mays, all of Flint and Rajiene Snell of Waldorf, MD; 3 great-grandchildren of Flint; parents, Esteena (Wardell) Butler of Flint; sister, Delisa (Joe) Bryant of Lansing, MI; 2 brothers, Charles Lee Gray of Flint and Rufus Fines of Muskegon, MI; sister-in-law, Bobbie (Leon) McGee of Flint; brother-in-law, Shelton (Delores) Jones of Grand Blanc, MI; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and dear caring friends survive. Elder Gray was preceded in death by his father, Frank Anderson Sr; grandmother, Mary Crockett; and brother, Frank Anderson Jr. The family wishes to express thanks to Dr. Shafi Ahmed, Bishop John F. Allen, Carpenter Road Apostolic Church Family, Pastor Lewis Randolph and the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Family.

Eld. Gray

November 6, 1942 - December 12, 2010