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Nellie Gray Obituary

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Nellie Waite Gray
December 5, 1916 - September 28, 2017
Nellie Waite Gray, age 100, passed away on September 28th, 2017. She was a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado for over 18 years, and formerly a resident of Aberdeen, Maryland. She was a loved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and homemaker.
Nellie was born on December 5th, 1916 to William Waite and Eva (Stokes) Waite in Gary, Indiana on October 21st, 1945. She married John Thomas Gray in Aberdeen, Maryland.
Nellie had a passion for all forms of art mediums, including painting, sculpturing and photography. She graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1951. She served in the United States Army for 2 years.
She is survived by her living son, William Gray; her grandchildren: Wm. Michael II, Christopher Thomas, and Christina Michele; and great-grandchildren: Dylan Michael, and Logan Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; brothers: Alphonse A., John J., Albert J., Edward C., Alex; and sister, Helen.
A Memorial Service will be held at the Sunridge Retirement Community Chapel, located at 5820 Flintridge Drive, Colorado Springs, CO on Saturday, October 7th at 2:30pm.
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Published by The Gazette on Oct. 4, 2017.
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The Gray family were good people. They lived on the street corner at 539 s. Parke st. Aberdeen, Maryland. Mr. Gray was a supervisor at the vehicle motor pool on the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Mrs. Gray was wife, mother and homemaker. Mrs. Gray was den- mother to all of the neighborhood kids. Hanging out at Gray´s on Saturday or after school was the thing to do for the kids growing up in the 60´s. Playing in the basement or the back yard and later in the "little room " was also the thing to do. Mrs. Gray watched over us and would offer us snacks. I cannot enough good things about Mr. & Mrs. Gray. They were good parents and they doted on their son who turned out to be an engineer and good person. I could fill fifty pages of fond memories of the good times and adventures with the Gray family. Mrs. Gray was a credit to humanity. God bless her.

R. D. Head

R.D.Head

September 20, 2022

What a legacy! May you find comfort in the cherished memories of your loved one.

Diana

October 5, 2017

Wow! Nellie truly lived a great life, one to be celebrated. The experiences she's had, we can only hope to achieve in our lifetimes. I know God will remember her in the future! https://goo.gl/eJC5wT

R S

October 4, 2017

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