Jimmie Lee Gray

Jimmie Lee Gray obituary

Jimmie Lee Gray

Jimmie Gray Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by DuPage Cremations, Ltd. and Memorial Chapel on Sep. 2, 2025.

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Jimmie Lee "Jim" Gray, age 88, most recently from Glen Ellyn, IL and formerly Marysville, CA and Clermont, FL, passed away on July 24, 2025. Beloved husband of Frances Ann nee Garceau; loving father of Penny Gillenwater, Mark Gray, Michelle Smith and Adriane Ruiz; cherished son of the late William Gray and Dell Burger; proud grandfather of Ashley Colliver, Jamie Villines, Forrest Smith, Chase Smith, Riley Smith and Tyler Gillenwater; dear great-grandfather of Grayson, Paxton, Addilyn and Parker Dean.

Jim was a proud US Air Force Veteran. He was a recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal First Oak Leaf Cluster.

Jim will be laid to rest at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL, on April 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation (t2t.org) benefitting veterans and eradicating homeless veterans.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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