David Richard Gray

1943 - 2014  (70 years)

• Name	David Richard Gray
  Born	3 Dec 1943	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 May 2014	Brentwood, Los Angeles County, California   [1]
  Buried	23 Aug 2014	Soddy Presbyterian Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I18616	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert Wall Gray,   b. Hamilton County, Tennessee
  Mother	Ruth Blanche McRee
  Family ID	F6905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline
  Children	1. David Richard Gray
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F6909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S16] Obituary. December 3, 1943 - May 29, 2014 David R. Gray, a resident of Brentwood, California, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2014. He was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he graduated from Red Bank High School. He earned a B.A. in Psychology at Southwestern at Memphis (Rhodes College). He attended graduate school at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville before deciding to enlist in the United States Navy. He served during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged as Lieutenant Commander. He then went on to a career with The Pillsbury Company and Bunge Foods as a Regional and Account Manager and Director of Sales for the Western Region. While in the Navy, David developed the wanderlust for touring Asia then Europe to which he traveled extensively and frequently with his wife. His latest passion was visiting the National Parks and spending time at his timeshares in Hawaii and Arizona. Boating on the Delta was another favorite pastime. He fondly recalled his first boat, The Lullaby Lady, on which he spent many relaxing weekends. David loved being on the golf course with his golfing buddies. David is survived by his loving and caring wife of forty five years, Caroline; his sisters, Betty Ray of Dayton, TN and Mary Gray of Soddy-Daisy, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth and Robert Gray and a sister Eleanor Hall. A graveside service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Presbyterian Cemetery in Soddy-Daisy, with Pastor Phil Evaul officiating, followed by Military Honors. Condolences and memories can be shared at www.williamsonandsons.com. Arrangements are by Williamson and Sons Funeral Home, 8852 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379.