James Troy "Pops" Gray Obituary (1936

James Troy “Pops” Gray, 80, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at North East Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born in Tupelo on November 26, 1936, to Elbert Gray and Rose Lee Moses. He enjoyed working in the garden, tending to his chickens and milking cows. Funeral services will be Thursday May 4, 2017 starting 1:00 P.M. at Dry Creek Baptist Church with Bro Allan Casteel Officiating. Burial will be in the Dry Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday May 3, 2017 at the Dry Creek Baptist Church from 5:00 P.M. until. He is survived by two daughters Irene Casteel of Baldwyn, Darlene Willbanks (Tony) of Baldwyn; two sons, Luther Gray (Doris) of Corinth, Donald Gray (Angela) of Dumas; sister, Reba Spain (Jimmy) of Alabama; two brothers, Leon Gray (pam) of Iuka, William Gray (Sue) of Kentucky; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Mattie Mae Hendrix Gray, who passed away on September, 11 2015; his parents, brother, Travis Gray. Pallbearers will be Dylan Hunt, Walker Hunt, Caleb Hunt, Dillan Casteel, A.J. Casteel, Dalton Castell, Will Wilbanks and D.J. Gray