Edgar David Gray Obituary (1939 - 2021)

STONEVILLE - Edgar David Gray, 82, went to be with his Lord on Friday, September 3, 2021 at Annie Penn Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Matthews Chapel United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday at Colonial Funeral Home in Madison. Mr. Gray was born on March 17, 1939 in Rockingham County to the late Robert Early Gray and Lena Matthews Gray. Mr. Gray was a lifelong farmer and a member of Matthews Chapel United Methodist Church. He will be remembered for his strong work ethic and for being a loving husband, father and grandfather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Tim Pratt; grandson, Timothy Pratt and brother, Edward Gray. Survivors include his wife of sixty-three years, Shirley Pickerel Gray; son, Jerry Gray, Sr.; grandchildren, Jerry Gray, Jr. (Christie) and Jessica Smith (Patrick); great-grandchildren, Triton Smith, Claxton Smith, Sladon Smith, John Riley Pratt (his mother, Georgette Tucker), Scarlette Gray and Maxton Smith and sister, Era Franklin (G.T.). In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to Matthews Chapel United Methodist Church, PO Box 93, Stoneville, NC 27048. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net