Lena Gray Obituary
Lena Mae Gray, 81, of Cleveland, TN passed away on November 17, 2024. She was born on April 17, 1943 to the late Tom and Ethel Earls.
Lena loved visiting yard sales, watching television, and spending time with her family.
Preceded in death by her parents, by her husband Phil Gray; siblings: Tommy Earls, Margaret Bancroft, Harold Earls, Dickie Earls, and Louise Earls.
Surviving relatives: daughter Ann McKinney (Jimmy), son Jimmy Dean Gray; grandchildren: Cindy Leatherwood (Levi), Chris Stokes (Holly); great grandchildren: Reed and Savannah Stokes, and Angel Leatherwood.
Lena's family will receive friends from 10am until 11am at White Oak Baptist Church located at 2043 White Oak Valley Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312. A celebration of life will be held at 11am with her grandson Chris Stokes officiating. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens following the service.
You are invited to share a personal memory of Lena or your condolences with her family at her online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral & Cremation Service and the Cody family are honored to assist the Gray family with these arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
2412 Georgetown Rd NW P.O. Box 5057, Cleveland, TN 37311
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