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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Forrest Wayne Gray
Forrest Wayne
Gray
May 12, 1927 – August 28, 2010
Forrest Wayne Gray's Obituary
Services for Forrest Wayne Gray, farmer/rancher and lifelong resident of Howe, will be held Tuesday, August 31 at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Howe. Burial will follow at Akers Cemetery with the U S Navy Honor Guard and Masonic Rites accorded by Howe Masonic Lodge. Mr. Gray passed away August 28, 2010. He was 83.
Mr. Gray was born May 12, 1927 in Howe to Forrest and Minnie Swindle Gray. He attended Howe schools and then later attended Sherman Business College. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War and his community as a member of the Howe ISD Board of Trustees and Grayson County School Board. Wayne was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Howe. He was a 32nd Degree Yorkrite Mason and Past Master of Howe Lodge #430. He married Elma Jo Cain on July 31, 1948 in the Methodist parsonage. They resided in the Howe community their entire 62 years of marriage. He operated the Howe Fertilizer Plant for 12 years and was a first class Tin Smith. He dearly loved his Howe Coffee Shop group and rarely missed a morning.
Mr. Gray was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clifton and Jim. He is survived by his wife, Jo Gray of Howe; his sons, Garry Gray and wife Karla of Howe, Lenny Gray and wife Debbie of Pilot Point, Joe Gray and wife Honey of Allen; grandsons Allan and wife Stephanie Gray of West Lafayette, Indiana, Kevin and wife Dawn Gray of Cumby, Sean Gray of Howe, Brad and Melissa Gray of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Brent and Margot Gray of Pilot Point, and Chance Gray of Allen; his granddaughter Chelsea and husband Matt Farmer of Allen; seven great-children; brother Bill Gray of Sherman; sister Martha King of Duncan, Oklahoma; brother Charlie Gray of Howe; sister Joyce Gray of Howe; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends who loved and respected him.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Church of Howe, 810 N. Denny, Howe, Texas 75459 or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, P.O. Box 199300, Dallas, Texas 75219-9842. The family will receive friends at Waldo Funeral Home Monday from 6:00 - 8:00. The register book may be signed online at www.waldofuneralhome.com
Mr. Gray was born May 12, 1927 in Howe to Forrest and Minnie Swindle Gray. He attended Howe schools and then later attended Sherman Business College. He served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War and his community as a member of the Howe ISD Board of Trustees and Grayson County School Board. Wayne was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Howe. He was a 32nd Degree Yorkrite Mason and Past Master of Howe Lodge #430. He married Elma Jo Cain on July 31, 1948 in the Methodist parsonage. They resided in the Howe community their entire 62 years of marriage. He operated the Howe Fertilizer Plant for 12 years and was a first class Tin Smith. He dearly loved his Howe Coffee Shop group and rarely missed a morning.
Mr. Gray was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clifton and Jim. He is survived by his wife, Jo Gray of Howe; his sons, Garry Gray and wife Karla of Howe, Lenny Gray and wife Debbie of Pilot Point, Joe Gray and wife Honey of Allen; grandsons Allan and wife Stephanie Gray of West Lafayette, Indiana, Kevin and wife Dawn Gray of Cumby, Sean Gray of Howe, Brad and Melissa Gray of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Brent and Margot Gray of Pilot Point, and Chance Gray of Allen; his granddaughter Chelsea and husband Matt Farmer of Allen; seven great-children; brother Bill Gray of Sherman; sister Martha King of Duncan, Oklahoma; brother Charlie Gray of Howe; sister Joyce Gray of Howe; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends who loved and respected him.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Church of Howe, 810 N. Denny, Howe, Texas 75459 or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, P.O. Box 199300, Dallas, Texas 75219-9842. The family will receive friends at Waldo Funeral Home Monday from 6:00 - 8:00. The register book may be signed online at www.waldofuneralhome.com
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