Beverly Judson Gray

1932 - 2022

Beverly Judson Gray

1932-2022

Beverly Judson Gray, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away in Eureka on January 04, 2022.
Mom was born October 02, 1932, to Charles and Alice Judson in Riverside, California. She grew up with her three brothers including her twin brother, Bob, in Riverside. She loved to talk about how happy she was spending time with her brothers and childhood friends at her family's home and at her parents forty-acre pecan farm and horse ranch. Bev graduated from Riverside High School and participated in the Theater Arts Program at Riverside Community College where she received her Associates of Arts Degree.
In October 1952 she married Robert James (Jim) Gray and soon became an active mother raising four boys.
In 1986 Bev and Jim moved to Eureka, where Bev soon became active in the community as a volunteer for The American Red Cross Humboldt, College of the Redwoods Foundation League, and a docent for the Clarke Historical Museum. She also loved to play and watch tennis and in her later years traveled to Russia and Egypt. Bev cherished her home in Elk River spending time working in and enjoying her garden. She especially enjoyed spending time with her wonderful friends and neighbors from Elk River/Berta Road.
Her eldest grandchild, Noel, described her grandmother as "someone who embodied grace, benevolence and tradition. Her natural beauty was all the more vibrant due to her delightful disposition, steadfast, sweet smile and sly sense of humor. She was deeply devoted to those she loved. A true matriarch, she brought the family together, and is woven into the stories we share, the memories we carry with us."
Beverly was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Robert James Gray. She is survived by her sons, David (Julie) Gray, Daniel Gray, Peter (Lisa) Gray and Matthew Gray. Nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren also survive Beverly.
The family would like to thank Beverly's caregivers, Joan, Rosana, and Elizabeth, for the amazing care of mom over the years.
Interment and celebration of life will take place at Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Oregon, at a future date.