MARY L. GRAY

Mary L. Gray, 71 years, 8 mos. and 11 days, at the time of her death, was born October 13, 1951, in Humboldt, Tennessee to the union of Bessie Marie Clark and William T. Coble. Minister Gray was raised by her paternal Grandmother, the late Minnie L. McGowan.
 
She was preceded in death by two sons, Tyree L. Gray and Donald E. Martin, Jr.; her father, William T. Coble; paternal grandparents, Minnie L. McGowan and Bill Coble; maternal grandparents, Sally Boykin and Albert Clark.
 
At an early age, Mary gave her life to Christ and later accepted her call to ministry under the pastorate of the late Dr. James Turner. Minister Gray served in the Women’s ministry, Helps Ministry, and as a former volunteer Chaplain of Western Baptist Hospital. To everyone she met, there were no strangers; she was loving, kind, giving and full of compassion, and open to serving and assisting in any capacity. If there was a need and she had it, she gave, and if she did not have it, she would go and get it.
 
Minister Gray’s education included a bachelor’s degree from Murray State University in Business Education. She was a former employee of Union Carbide/Lockheed Martin, Sears & Roebuck, a retiree from Arkema Inc., former substitute teacher at Paducah Independent School District, past PTO president at Morgan Elementary School and a private in-home caregiver.
 
She leaves to cherish her memory: Her Beloved Daughter and Best Friend, Minister Leticia Gray-Overton; Adored Grandchildren, Tyree Lamar, Ashanti, Jayden, and Jesse; Great-Granddaughter, Catalina; Embraced Grandchildren, Anna, William, and Taijah and Their Children; Kalani, Leilani, Skyler, Khizar; Her Mother, Bessie; Maternal Siblings; JoAnn, Jimmy, Bryant, Hendria, and Lisa; Paternal Siblings; Shirley, Charlene, Ronika “Nell”, and A Host Of Uncles, Aunts, Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.
Funeral services were scheduled for Monday, July 3, 2023, 12:00 noon at Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries with Thaddyeus W. Thompson, Sr. and Leticia Gray-Overton officiating.  Burial followed in Oak Grove Cemetery.
 
Friends called at the funeral home on Sunday, July 2, 2023, 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and again at the church on Monday from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.
 
Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home, LLC is in charge of arrangements.