TOM GRAY

HOPE, Ark.—Tom Gray, 99, of Hope died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, in a local hospital. <br />Mr. Gray was born Jan. 8, 1910, in Cass County, Texas. He was a retired sander with Plazwood Co. and a member of First Assembly of God. He was preceded in death by one son, Earnest Gray; and one grandson, James “Bubba” Gray. <br />Survivors include his wife, Oneida Stovall Gray of Hope; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John C. and Peggy Gray of Hope, Thomas H. Gray of Spring Hill, Ark., and Daniel L. and Vernia Gray of Tyler, Texas; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. <br />Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Chris Bradley and Mary Couch officiating. Burial will be in Anderson Cemetery, Spring Hill. <br />Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. <br />Memorials may be made to First Assembly of God, 322 N. Main St., Hope, AR 71801. <br />Online registration is at www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com.