Tommy Gray was born September 26, 1940 in Adamsville, TN the son of the late Thomas and Lois Hurley Gray.
He was united in marriage to Jimmie Kathryn Lipford on August 12, 1961. Mrs. Gray preceded him in death on December 29, 2015, following 54 years of marriage.
Mr. Gray was a 1959 graduate of Adamsville High School. He formerly worked as a foreman for Southern Central Company in Memphis, TN and retired from Lithograph in Memphis as a 4-color stripper. Riding 4-wheelers, watching "Gunsmoke" and other Westerns, and spending time with family and friends were his favorite pastimes. Mr. Gray was a member of New Hope Fellowship Church in Adamsville.
Mr. Gray departed this life on April 17, 2021 in Morris Chapel, Tennessee at the age of 80 Years, 6 Months, 22 Days. He is survived by two sons, Anthony (Tony) Gray and wife Lisa of Morris Chapel, TN and Tracy Gray of Enville, TN; four grandchildren: Candice Land of Atoka, TN, Angela Gayden and husband Scott of Bartlett, TN, Rebekah Gray of Morris Chapel, TN, and Preston Gray of Enville, TN; two great-grandchildren, Anthony Davis of Atoka, TN and Michael Gayden of Bartlett, TN; a brother, James Gray and wife Angelean of Savannah, TN; a sister, Jean Griffith of Key West, FL; and many extended family and friends.
In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Gray was preceded in death by three sisters: Linda (Gray) Gibson, Helen Freeman, and Jean Linville.
Memorials may be made to The Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.