Obituary of Harriet Mildred Gray

Funeral services for Harriet Mildred Styles Gray, 97, Troup, will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Troup with Reverend James Cheatham and Brother Larry Craig officiating. Interment will follow at Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, Henry’s Chapel, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Harriet went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Mrs. Gray was born April 9, 1918 in Poughkeepsie, New York to the late Harold Frank Styles and Henrietta Lighte Styles. She married the late Donald Curtis (Jack) Gray on October 10, 1937 before moving to Texas in March of 1940. Harriet joined the First Baptist Church of Troup in 1947, where she taught Senior Adult Sunday School and Bible Study classes until May of 2009 Harriet was also a Cub Scout Den Mother from 1950-1952 as well as teaching bible study at the Nursing Home in Troup. Harriet is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Henrietta Styles, her husband, D. C. ‘Jack’ Gray, her sister, Amelia Secord and a cousin, Henry Bailey. Survivors include two sons, Donald Gray & wife Shelba of Troup and Douglas Gray & wife Janet of Troup; two grandsons, Richard Gray & wife Tammy of Whitehouse and Douglas ‘Joey’ Gray of Troup; two great grandchildren, Blake Gray of Georgia and Brook Gray of Houston; nephews, Eugene Secord & wife Sandra, James Secord & wife Sherrie, Eugene Secord & wife Yoli all of Davie, Fl; nieces, Betty Speicher & husband Ron of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, Judy & husband Bob Hughston and Jim & wife April both of Wheatridge, Co. Pallbearers will be James O’Steen Jr., Roger McElroy, Don Anderson, Richard Gray, Joey Gray, John Owens, Billy Clem and Joe Taylor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church of Troup, P. O. Box 516 Troup, Texas or Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church P. O. Box 601 Troup, Texas. The family will receive friends and loved ones at Cottle Funeral Home Chapel in Troup on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 from 6-8 pm.