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Jessie Gray
August 22, 1920 - October 22, 2020
Services are private
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Mr. Jessie Gray of Portsmouth, VA, quietly passed away at the age of 100 years on October 22, 2020 at Autumn Care of Chesapeake, VA. He resided 50 yrs. on Richmond Ave. in Portsmouth, VA., until in his later years, his need for assisted living required his relocation to Bell’s Residential Adult Care Home on Deep Creek Blvd. in Portsmouth, VA. Mr. Gray was a faithful church father of First Church of Deliverance on Deep Creek Blvd. at the corner of Lincoln Street in Portsmouth, VA.
Mr. Jessie Gray, birth name Sherman, was born with a twin (the late Herman Gray), on August 22, 1920, to Beulah Gray in Green County, North Carolina. He grew-up on the farm and later moved with his brother and wife (the late Lou Verta Gray) to Portsmouth, VA. Mr. Gray was active with the Lion’s Club of Portsmouth and the Legal Blind Association of Portsmouth. He is fondly remembered by all who knew him. Mr. Gray leaves a daughter, Carol Walden of Hampton, VA; adopted daughter Porchea Stevens: 3 great-grandsons (Savian, Sanaj, and Soheir Gray); nieces, nephews, family friends, and caregivers over his long life.
His internment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Chesapeake, VA at a later date. A memorial service also will be scheduled at a later date at First Church of Deliverance when COVID-19 precautions are over.