Nancy W. Gray's Obituary
Nancy Washam Gray
September 14, 1925 - July 20, 2023
Davidson, North Carolina - Nancy Washam Gray, 97, passed away July 20, 2023 under the care of Hospice at The Pines at Davidson.
Nancy was born September 14, 1925. The ninth of twelve children of Mary Elizabeth Knox and Jesse Wilson Washam, Sr., she grew up on the family’s cotton farm in North Mecklenburg County during the height of the Great Depression. She graduated from Cornelius High School in 1943, and Lenoir-Rhyne College in 1945 with a business degree.
In the 1950s, she worked for the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services in Charlotte, NC. On December 20, 1959, Nancy married Otis Caldwell Gray.
She is preceded in death by Otis, and siblings Fannie Bell McLemore, Jack, Mary Alice, Fred, Joe, Margaret Kelly, Bob, Nell Caldwell, Emily Ewart, and Jesse, Jr. (JW).
Nancy is survived by her sister Martha Ann Readling; her sons and their wives - Caldwell and Kristin, Stewart and Lisa, Alan and Kelley; and her grandchildren - Mary Iris, Aidan, Collin, Li, Lily, Catherine and Anna Pearle.
A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 19 in the cemetery of Ramah Presbyterian Church, followed by a Memorial Service in the Ramah Sanctuary at 10:00 a.m.
The service will be conducted by Rev. William Watkins, with Rev. Harold Hudson assisting.
There will be a casual reception with the family in the Ramah Fellowship Hall following the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Ramah Presbyterian Church.
James Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be made at www.jamesfuneralhomelkn.com.
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