Obituary for Mary Naomi Mays Gray
Mays Gray
Heflin - Mary Naomi Mays Gray, 93, died Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Tanner Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, November 7, 2022, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donald Triplett and Rev. Mike Drummond officiating. Burial will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, November 7, 2022 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include:
Son - John(Shona) Mays
Son - Donnie Mays
Daughter-in-law - Connie Mays
Grandchildren - Nicholas(Delaney) Mays
Grandchildren - Nancy(Rusty) Mayfield
Grandchildren - Bethany(Tyler Wade) Brooks
Grandchildren - Hannah(Josh) Folsom
Grandchild - Liam Mays
Grandchild - Dillon Mays
Grandchild - Kristen Mays
Great Grandchildren - 8
Brother - Hobert(Josephine) Kennedy
Brother - Owen Kennedy
Brother - Charles(Judy) Kennedy
Sister - Ann LaBore
Sister - Gail Cobb
Pallbearers will be: Nicholas Mays, Dillon Mays, Liam Mays, Rusty Mayfield, Tyler Wade Brooks, Josh Folsom, Quinton Jeter & Louis LaBore.
Mary - or Naomi, as she was known to friends - was a devoted Christian and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Troy Mays and Earnest Gray, beloved son Dick Mays, brother Jerrone Kennedy, sisters in law Alice Kennedy and Pat Kennedy, and brothers in law Abe LaBore and Aubrey Cobb.
Naomi was a beloved member of the Micaville community. She owned and operated Micaville Grocery along side her family for over 30 years. She will be remembered for her kindness and generosity to not only her family but all those around her.
Naomi was a keeper of her family history and loved telling family stories and passing them on to the next generations. She had a wealth of knowledge and experience and loved to share and teach her aquired skills to her family.
Naomi was an avid gardener and maintained multiple flowerbeds. Flowers remind us that a life well-lived leaves behind seeds that keep on growing. Naomi’s stories and her love of family will live on in all of us. What a beautiful legacy.
Heflin - Mary Naomi Mays Gray, 93, died Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Tanner Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, November 7, 2022, at Dryden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Donald Triplett and Rev. Mike Drummond officiating. Burial will follow in Pinetucky Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, November 7, 2022 from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include:
Son - John(Shona) Mays
Son - Donnie Mays
Daughter-in-law - Connie Mays
Grandchildren - Nicholas(Delaney) Mays
Grandchildren - Nancy(Rusty) Mayfield
Grandchildren - Bethany(Tyler Wade) Brooks
Grandchildren - Hannah(Josh) Folsom
Grandchild - Liam Mays
Grandchild - Dillon Mays
Grandchild - Kristen Mays
Great Grandchildren - 8
Brother - Hobert(Josephine) Kennedy
Brother - Owen Kennedy
Brother - Charles(Judy) Kennedy
Sister - Ann LaBore
Sister - Gail Cobb
Pallbearers will be: Nicholas Mays, Dillon Mays, Liam Mays, Rusty Mayfield, Tyler Wade Brooks, Josh Folsom, Quinton Jeter & Louis LaBore.
Mary - or Naomi, as she was known to friends - was a devoted Christian and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Troy Mays and Earnest Gray, beloved son Dick Mays, brother Jerrone Kennedy, sisters in law Alice Kennedy and Pat Kennedy, and brothers in law Abe LaBore and Aubrey Cobb.
Naomi was a beloved member of the Micaville community. She owned and operated Micaville Grocery along side her family for over 30 years. She will be remembered for her kindness and generosity to not only her family but all those around her.
Naomi was a keeper of her family history and loved telling family stories and passing them on to the next generations. She had a wealth of knowledge and experience and loved to share and teach her aquired skills to her family.
Naomi was an avid gardener and maintained multiple flowerbeds. Flowers remind us that a life well-lived leaves behind seeds that keep on growing. Naomi’s stories and her love of family will live on in all of us. What a beautiful legacy.