Horace Eugene Gray, Jr. ’55

Horace Eugene Gray, Jr. ‘Gene’
Mr. Gray died of a massive heart attack on April 21, 2005, at Mission St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. He had been spending time at Lake Junaluska where he was a summer resident for 34 years.
Mr. Gray was born on March 10, 1933, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Horace E. Gray, Sr. and Marion Connor Gray. Mr. Gray grew up on Cottage Place and attended local schools before graduating from Davidson College in 1955. He was his class representative at Davidson for over a decade and was currently part of the steering committee planning his upcoming 50 year reunion. He was the retired owner and president of Charlotte Battery Company, Inc.
Mr. Gray was a long-time member of Myers Park United Methodist Church where he was currently serving on the Finance Committee and a member of the Wesley Sunday School class. He was also a long time member of Olde Providence Racquet Club where he concentrated on his favorite hobbies, tennis and photography.
Mr. Gray is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Frances McCracken Gray. He is also survived by his three daughters, Mary Mac Gray Yon and her husband, Crandell Yon, Annie Gray, and Sally Gray Smith and her husband, Eric Smith, and his two grandsons, Griffin and Gray Smith, all of Charlotte.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2005, at Myers Park United Methodist Church with Dr. James C. Howell and Bishop Thomas B. Stockton officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Jubilee Hall.
Memorials may be made to Myers Park United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6161, Charlotte, NC 28207, for flood relief in the western North Carolina mountains and the minister’s discretionary fund.
Harry & Bryant Company is serving the family of Mr. Gray.