Gerchie Nell Gray's Obituary
Funeral services for Gerchie Nell Gray, 68, of DeRidder, LA, will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Baptist Church, DeRidder, LA, with Rev. Curt Iles and Tim Cooley officiating. Burial will follow in Whitaker Cemetery, DeRidder, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mrs. Gray passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012, Lafayette, LA.
Visitation will begin on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 5:00 PM, at Friendship Baptist Church, DeRidder, LA.
Mrs. Gray was born on July 24, 1944, to Sherman S. and Rose Singleton in Mittie, Louisiana, and lived most of her life in DeRidder. She was a graduate of Fairview high School where she graduated with honors. She was a lifelong member of Friendship Baptist Church where she loved to sing and praise her Lord. She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Don Gray of DeRidder, LA; son, John Paul Gray and wife Sandra of DeRidder; three grandchildren, Kayla Smart, Haley Gray and Kelsey Gray; and one great grandson, Drakeson Smart; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, Dewey Gray and sister, Margie Guidry.
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