Obituary of Mary Gray Kersh

Our beloved Angel Mary left us on Saturday, November 13, 2010. She was born June 14, 1925, in the Henry's Chapel Community in Cherokee County to the late Luther and Mary Verda Gray Kersh.  A bright light in our constellation, Mary was a very special person, loving and pure of heart, full of joy with a wonderful sense of style and pizzaz. A native of Troup and Henry's Chapel, Mary touched the lives of everyone she met and she never met a strange. Mary entered the Cherokee County Sheltered Workshop Program in 1986 and participated fully. She loved the experience and considered everyone there as part of her extended family. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Luther Joe Kersh. She is survived by her cousins, C.A. Wilkinson, Jr., Willie Dave Wilkinson, Pamela Gray Ventouras, Kevin Gray, and Madeline Gray Merritt.   Services for Mary Gray Kersh, 85, Jacksonville, formerly of Troup, are scheduled for 3:00 pm, Wednesday, November 17, at Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church, near Troup, with the Reverend David Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Henry's Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Pallbearers will be Mike Davis, Anthony Martin, Wes Barron, Kevin Gray, Octavio Ventouras and Willie Dave Wilkinson. If desired, memorials may be made to Henry's Chapel Cemetery Association, ? Pam Barron, 4646 FM 13 East, Troup, TX 75789 or the Cherokee County Sheltered Workshop Program, 417 SE Loop 456, Jacksonville, Tx 75766. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from  5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Tuesday, November 16. Search for Henry's Chapel United Methodist Church Search for a map Translate Source: Attribution goes here About Bing Highlights Bing Highlights Version 1.0.0 (12) Copyright © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Support Source: Attribution goes here About Bing Highlights