1925
2015
Cecil Jones Gray was born March 20, 1925, in Marshall, Texas, to the parentage of Ethel and Limmie Jones, Sr. She was the tenth child born out of two girls and eleven boys to this union. She married Eddie Lee Gray on February 20, 1944. They were married fifty-eight years.
She received her general education in Harrison County Public Schools. She was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church in Marshall. She was also a member of Community First Baptist Church and The Called Fellowship Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas.
In 1945, she and Eddie moved to Los Angeles, California, where she began her career working as a seamstress. In 1968, she and her husband moved back to Dallas, Texas, where she worked at Sunny South Fashions. She ended her career with her own business, Cecil’s Fashions.
On March 26, 2015, the angel of eternal life came down and called Mama, Grammy, and Gram Gram to rest up above. Her husband, father, mother, and ten brothers preceded her in death.
She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, Beverley Ann, of Dallas, Texas; two sons, Charles Earl, of Dallas, Texas, and Eddie Claude, of Los Angeles, California; eight grandchildren, Tanese, Cecile, Thinsesha, Travor, Jesse, April, Zana, and Zharia; nine great-grandchildren, Christopher, Shaunte, Ricky, Shauna, Raynesha, Ebony, Emorah, Elijah, and Aaliyah; one great-great-grandchild, Christina; one dear sister, Ethel Lee Timmons, of Dallas, Texas; and one dear brother, Herbert Jones, of Marshall, Texas; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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January 28, 2016
Jo
Beverly, April may our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Continue to confort you and your family always.Mrs Gray was a dear mother figure ,friend for over twenty years we meet at Redbird Mall walking . I know she loved you both and her family dearly
April 4, 2015
Comenia Woolen
Our Prays and God's Blessing are with you all.
With Love, Comenia Woolen and Family.
April 3, 2015
Ann Simmons
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
April 3, 2015
Sorry to hear about the passing of your loved one! May GOD BLESS YOU In a special way. Love,
Roy and Mae Reed
April 3, 2015
The Lewis Family
Our Prayer of confort is with the Gray Family
April 3, 2015
Emma Haynes
April 2, 2015
Erma Adams
My families hearts are with you and your family for the loss of your loved one. May God's Grace give you strength during this difficult time.
The Rowl & Adams Family
April 2, 2015
LeJeune
You have my deepest sympathy. May the God of loyal love comfort the family during your time of sorrow. Psalm 119:76
April 1, 2015
To the Gray and Jones Family
We the Pastor, Officer's and Member of the Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Marshall, Texas extend our love to you during this hour of sorrow. We know that Sister Cecil Gray is resting in the arms of Jesus. We know that some glad morning when this life is over we will see her again.
Pastor Edwin M. Lee
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