AVON — Evelyn Jean “Jeanie” Gray, passed peacefully Thursday, December 26, 2024 at her home in Avon.
Jeanie was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on December 7, 1941. She met and married the late Cyril M. Gray Jr. in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on October 17, 1960. Cyril served in the military for 30 years where Jeanie supported and raised five children during that time.
Jeanie loved her church where she sang in the choir, served as the president of the United Methodist Women, lay leader, lay speaker, children’s Sunday school teacher, and worked with the vacation Bible school.
Jeanie was predeceased by her parents, Eugene H. Smith and Amy Smith; three sisters, Wanda Wade, Margaret McDaniel, and Myra Lancaster; and one brother, JW Smith.
She leaves behind her five children, Richard Gray (Tracy), Robert Gray (Marlaine), Felicia Tom (Osvaldo), Cyril Gray (Rebecca), and Charity Gray Breto (Corey), and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held at St. John United Methodist Church on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 11 AM by the Rev. Gina Miller. The burial will be at TP Gray cemetery in Avon.
Friends may also join the family for a time of visitation at St. John United Methodist Church, Sunday, December 29, 2024 from 6 to 7:30 PM.
Gallop Funeral Services is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.gallopfuneralservices.com.
