William Lewis Gray

Mr. William Lewis Gray Aiken, SC---Funeral Services for Mr. William Lewis Gray, 89, beloved husband of Mrs. Janet Gould Gray, of Aiken, SC, who entered into rest September 30, 2010, will be conducted Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock from Fairview Presbyterian Church. Dr. G. Daniel McCall officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Park with Masonic Rites. Mr. Gray was a native of Amsterdam, Ohio, a North Augusta resident for 57 years, having made Aiken his home for the past 12 years. A son of the late Willard and Jenniemay Mullen Gray, Mr. Gray served four years in the Army Corps of Engineers in the European Theater of Operations during World War II, and was discharged as a Captain in 1946. He was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1948. He began to work for E.I. DuPont Company in Cleveland, OH and moved to North Augusta in 1953 to continue work for the DuPont Company at the Savannah River Plant as a Senior Supervisor in the Reactor Department until his retirement in 1983. Mr. Gray was an Ordained Elder at Fairview Presbyterian Church. He served as a City Councilman in North Augusta for 26 years, served on the Board of Directors for the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and the Business Assistance Network of the Business and Technology Center. Mr. Gray also served as Secretary of the Horse Creek Valley Public Service Commission and as a member of the Aiken County Public Service Commission. He was a member of the Acacia Masonic Lodge # 315 AFM and was a former coach of youth football, basketball and baseball. Mr. Gray was an avid fan of The Ohio State University Buckeyes. Survivors, in addition to his beloved wife of 61 years, Janet Gould Gray, include ; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Robert Hiers, West Palm Beach, FL and Ginger and Frank Stroman, Union Mills, NC; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Joan Gray, Atlanta, GA and Rob and Amy Gray, Aiken, SC; seven grandchildren, William Hiers, Sara Hiers, Andrew Hiers, Janet Stroman, Mark Stroman, Katie Gray and Jennie Gray; two great grandchildren, Tyler Hiers and Grayce Stoman; one brother and sister-in-law, Gordon and Joan Gray, Kent, OH; a special niece, Denise Gray. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Acacia Masonic Lodge #315 AFM. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday afternoon from 3 until 5. Memorial contributions may be made to Fairview Presbyterian Church, 1101 Carolina Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841 or to First Presbyterian Church, 224 Barnwell Avenue, NW, Aiken, SC 29801. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com

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William Lewis Gray

March 25, 1921 - September 30, 2010