Harry N. Gray

Harry N. Gray, 79 of Vermilion, died Thursday, April 6, 2006 in Community Health Partners West after a short illness. He was born June 19, 1926 in Equality, Alabama and has been a Vermilion resident since 1959, moving from Detroit, MI. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during WWII and also a veteran of the Conservation Corp. He worked as a metal finisher for Ford Motor Co., Lorain for 27 1/2 years retiring in 1986. He had also worked for Hudson Motor Car Co. in Detroit; Chrysler Corp. in Detroit; and US Rubber. He was an 17 year member of the First Baptist Church, Vermilion where he was a very active church member, helping with children's sermon�s and ushering. He had been a member of the Ely Masonic Lodge #424 and enjoyed woodworking. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Marceline "Marty" D. Gray; son, Harry Gray, Jr. of Prairie Hill, TX; step-son, Dewey Eddie Hall of North Olmsted; 5 grandsons, 10 great-grandchildren, 2 sisters Ellen Williams of Cawood, KY and Lucy Helton of Cawood, KY; and brother Jack Raymond Gray of Cawood, KY. Preceding him in death were his parents, William and Dicie Ellen (nee Lawson) Gray; his first wife, Atcha (nee Conn) Gray in 1985; 8 brothers: James, Mason, Ernest, Johnnie, Bill, Frank, Carrol and Milton Gray; and 2 sisters: Nellie Turner and Mamie Marcum.. Friends may call Monday, April 10, 2006 from 3-7 pm at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, Ohio. Friends may call Wednesday, April 12, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of funeral services at 12:00 N at the Friendship Baptist Church, Cawood, KY. Interment will follow in Fields Cemetery, Cawood, KY. A memorial service will be held in Vermilion at a later date. Contributions may be made to the Oneida Baptist Institute Children�s School, P.O. Box 67 Oneida, Kentucky.