Emma Lynn Gray
Emma Lynn Gray, 87, of Richwood, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon January 5, 2021 at the Bluebird Retirement Community.
She was born March 11, 1933 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Jack and Martha (Gibbons) Boaz. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, John Steilyn Gray-Martin.
Emma Lynn retired from the Harold Lewis School in Marysville where she worked for nearly 40 years. She was an active, dedicated member of the Magnetic Springs United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 40 years.
She served her community as a member of the Richwood-North Union Library Board from 1987 to 2006, having been an instrumental part of the 2004 addition and renovation. She had also served on the Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities
She was an artistic person, enjoying painting, crafts, canning, gardening and cooking. Her family was very dear to her; she cherished all the time she spent with them. Lynn and Dick loved to travel.
Surviving is her husband, Richard “Dick” Gray whom she married September 22, 1952 in Indiana. Also surviving are their sons: John David (Linda) Gray of Radcliff, Kentucky; James A. (Judy) Gray of Richwood; Stuart A. (Christy) Gray of Richwood; and Thomas Richard (Kim) Gray of Powell; grandchildren: Betsy Ann (Tony) Baer, Casey (Lucas) Daum, Michael (Natalie) Gray, Tyler (Holly) Gray, Amie Gray, Delaney Gray and Jamison Gray; great grandchildren: Sam, Levi, Cora, Micah, Henry, Harrison, Serour, Emmalynn and Eli.
Public graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Claibourne Cemetery with Pastor Judy Cramer officiating. There will be private family calling hours.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Magnetic Springs United Methodist Church at 113 Olive Street Magnetic Springs, OH 43036 and Chapel Hill House, P.O. Box 499, Prospect, OH 43342.
The Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com
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