Lloyd Gray

Lloyd Albert Gray was born February 4, 1925, to Thomas and Laura (Moore) Gray in Moorhead, Iowa. He attended county school near Moorhead. Lloyd began farming with his uncle, Richard Moore. Lloyd married Margaret Maxwell on January 25, 1944, in Onawa, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Dunlap and Moorhead areas. Margaret died on March 26, 2001.

Lloyd enjoyed camping, hunting, gardening and country music.

Lloyd died on Monday, December 4, 2006, at his home in Dunlap at the age of 81 years and 10 months.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Margaret; son, Gene Gray; grandson, Bobby Gray; two brothers, Cyril and Floyd Gray; and son-in-law, John Vredeveld. He is survived by two sons, Thomas Gray and his wife Judy of Weston, Nebraska, Bart Gray and his wife Donna of Branson, Missouri; daughter, Ann Vredeveld of Grand Island, Nebraska; daughter-in-law, Judy Dick of Woodbine, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 1 great great granddaughter; seven siblings, Ervin Gray and his wife Opal, Bernice Summerfield all of Dunlap, Iowa, Irene and her husband Ralph Laubscher of Dow City, Iowa, Darlene Chilton of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Vera and her husband Gary Rosenberger of Carter Lake, Iowa, Jane and her husband John Miller and Jim Gray and his wife Jo Ann Gray all of Dunlap, Iowa; sister-in-law, Patsy Gray of Dunlap, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service
Congregational Church
Dunlap, Iowa
Thursday, December 7, 2006, at 11:00 am

Clergy
Elder Danny Mefferd

Musicians
Eve Vonne Muff
Cyrila Roberts

Selection
The Old Rugged Cross

Pall Bearers
Raymond Vredeveld, Mia Weakland
Chrissy Waido, Nicki Bordovsky
Kevin Gray, Jennifer Harris
Laura Soetmelk, Tom Gray
Shannon Jones, Melissa Meeker
Sara Gray, Joe Gray

Final Resting Place
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Iowa