Bruce Gragg

NEWTON - Bruce Gragg, 79, of Newton, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at his residence. He was born June 26, 1931, in Avery County to the late Ralph and Nancy (Gragg) Gragg. He was a member of Hickory Bible Tabernacle in Newton and was a custodian at Maiden High School. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert, Homer, Dayton Bobby and Lewis John Gragg; and six sisters, Vergie, Ethelene, Doris (Kate), Viola Gragg, Devere (Dee) Benfield, and Linda Barnes; and one stepgrandson, Bradley Pope. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Faye Rich Gragg of the home; two daughters, Frieda Drum and her husband, Joseph, of Newton, and Audrey Pope and her husband, Mark, of Maiden; one sister, Vera (Vee) Clark of Avery County; two brothers, Dolph Horace Gragg of Hudson and George Gragg of Lenoir, six grandchildren, Nicole Page and her husband, John, Gregory Sells and his wife, Natasha, Jason Waddell and Alisha Workman, Thad Drum and his wife, Bethany Matthew Drum, and Sarah Godwin and her husband, Joshua; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, at 7 p.m. at Hickory Bible Tabernacle Church on Robinson Road in Newton. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. The interment will be at New Hopewell Baptist Church in Avery County on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made in memory of Bruce to Hickory Bible Tabernacle, P.O. Box 715, Hickory, N.C. 28603.