Kinston—Irene Tyndall Gray, 88, passed away on June 6, 2007, at Lenoir Memorial
Hospital. Irene was a resident of 800-A Doctors Drive, Kinston, and most recently
a resident at Spring Arbor Assisted Living, also in Kinston. In 1986, Irene retired
from her career as a dietician and chief of food services at Atlantic Christian
College in Wilson. Born, on September 13, 1918, She was raised, and educated
in the Phillips Cross Roads area of Jones County, Irene graduated from Trenton
High school in 1935. Since her marriage in 1935, Irene was a homemaker, farmer’s
wife, and mother while also serving as dietician at Trenton High School prior to
assuming her role at Atlantic Christian College in 1955. She was a long time
member of Chinquapin Chapel Christian Church. Irene was predeceased by her
husband, David Everette Gray; her father, Herbert Tyndall; her mother, Rosa Parker
Tyndall; and a sister, Alma Doris Tyndall Phillips. She is survived by her three
children, John Wesley (J. W. ) Gray and his wife Gloria of Walkersville, Md.;
Rosa (Rose) Ann Gray Morris and husband Delma, of Stella, N. C.; and Robert
Earl (Bobby) Gray and his wife Mary Louise, of Wilson; grandchildren, Victor
Morris and wife Teresa, of Kinston, Lisa Duncan and husband Danny of
Fuquay-Varina, Robert Gray of Greensboro, Neil Gray and wife Gwendolyn, of
Chapel Hill, Cleveland Gray and Wife Fran, of San Diego, Calif., Connie Carlton
and husband Steve, of Trenton, and Kelly Gray and wife Kimberly of Fairfield,
Pa.; great-grandchildren, Jordan Duncan, Victoria Morris, Simon Gray and
Verionica Gray, Charlie Gray, Noah Gray, Samuel Gray, Brandon Gray, Justin
Gray, Abigail Gray, Ashley Gray, Meghan Palko, Daniel White, Ashley Carlton,
and Alyssa Carlton; great great grandson, Turner White; and her brother, Jesse
Parker Tyndall and wife Olivia, of Wilson. The family will receive visitors from
2-3 p.m. on Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, 1608
West Vernon Avenue, Kinston, and other times at the home of Victor and
Teresa Morris, 1205 Stockton Road, Kinston. Funeral services will follow the
visitation at 3 p. m. Burial will be held at Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston.
Flowers are welcome, or memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation,
5019 Nations Crossing, Suite 217, Charlotte, NC 28217. Funeral arrangements
by Howard-Carter Funeral Home. (Paid obituary)
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