Hugh Carroll Gray

Hugh Carroll Gray Hugh Carroll Gray of Woodbridge, VA, died on December 24, 2010. He lost his life after a long illness. Mr. Gray had been a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Woodbridge since 1978, and served as business manager of the church from 1993 to 2008. He was a native Mississippian who served as a United States Navy officer in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He retired from United States Steel in 1977 after 30 years, and his family moved to Northern Virginia the following year. He spent 10 years doing Personnel Consulting in Northern Virginia.

Mr. Gray was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, who died in 1992. His survivors include a daughter, Linda Huber and son-in-law Bill who live in Stafford, VA; a son, Bradley, and daughter-in-law Betty, who live in Culpeper, VA; five grandsons, David and Scott Huber, Mike and Stephen Sizemore, and Kevin Gray; one granddaughter, Melissa Gray; and six great- grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Margaret Chism, 90 years of age, who lives in Tupelo, MS.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1400 G Street, Woodbridge, VA where the Rev. Wayne Carter and Rev. Craig Muffley will preside. Mr. Gray will be interred in the family plot at Valhalla Cemetery, Birmingham, AL.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Paul United Methodist Church Hugh Gray Fund or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangement by Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home, Woodbridge, VA.




This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).