The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, January 25, 1996             TAG: 9601250341
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: ROCKY MOUNT                        LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

ADA D. GRAY

Ada Dupree Gray, 102, died in her home on Jan. 19, 1996.

Mrs. Gray was married to the late Clayton Gray Sr. She was the mother of 16 children.

Survivors include her devoted children, Mrs. Thelma Gray Grant and Mrs. Ada Gray Pulley of Rocky Mount, Mrs. Mary Gray Bryant of Chesapeake, Mr. Lloyd Douglas Gray of Bronx, N.Y., and Dr. Clayton Gray Jr. of Lake Forest, Ill.; a foster son, Mr. Robert Gorham of Falkland, N.C.; two sons-in-law; two daughters-in-law; 24 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren; two nieces; two nephews; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Virginia Sakes of Hampton. She was preceded in death by 11 of her children, including William Gray of Norfolk.

The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Hunter-Odom Funeral Service. Friends may also call at 1736 August Drive, Rocky Mount. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Metropolitan Baptist Church by Elder Lester Moye.

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