Evangelist Alberta C. Gray

June 26, 1931 - August 24, 2020

WALK-THROUGH VIEWING:

Friday, August 28, 2020

2PM – 7PM

E.G. “Tip” Corprew Memorial Chapel of Corprew Funeral Home

**Social Distancing and Masks are required to enter. Persons are subject to temperature check upon entering facilities. Please refrain from demonstrating signs of affection such as hugging, kissing or direct contact to reduce spread of coronavirus.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE:

Saturday, August 29, 2020 – 12NOON

Garden of Prayer Worship Center (COGIC)

1001 Church Street

Norfolk, VA 23510

Bishop L. E. Willis, II, Senior Pastor

FINAL RESTING PLACE:

Greenlawn Memorial Gardens

3920 Airline Blvd.

Chesapeake, VA 23321

DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC, WE ARE FOLLOWING CDC, LOCAL AND STATE GUIDELINES. A FACIAL MASK IS REQUIRED UPON ENTERING FACILITIES. PERSONS WHO ARE SICK, EXPERIENCING COVID-19 LIKE SYMPTOMS OR OTHER ILLNESSES SUCH AS THE COLD OR FLU ARE ASKED TO NOT ENTER THE FUNERAL HOME FOR VIEWING AND VISITATION.

Evangelist Alberta (Clyda) Gray age 89, of Portsmouth Va. went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 24, 2020. Alberta was born on June 26, 1931 to the late Ernest L. Waters, Sr. and Clyde B. Waters in Yeatesville, NC.

She attended Portsmouth Catholic School.

Evangelist Alberta Gray was predeceased by her son Willie Gray (Jackie Gray): two grandsons; Michael (Boo) McCormick and Timothy Moore; five sisters: Eula Ray Peele, Lorena Ross, Marsha Goldberg, Isabelle Waters and Vandle Lee Howard; two brother: Ernest L. Waters, Jr. and Henry Waters.

Evangelist Alberta Gray accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age. She was a faithful member of Mt. Zinia Holiness Church for many years, where she served as a church secretary, treasurer, Sunday school superintendent, missionary, evangelist, bible study teacher along with exhorting and preaching the word of God. She loved to sing spiritual hymns. Her favorites were: “Jesus Is on the Main Line.” “I know It Was the Blood” and “Precious Lord”. She also loved to read her bible, pray and spread the good news of the gospel.

SHE WAS A PRAYING LADY

Left to cherish her memory are: her loving husband Bruce Gray Sr. of 71 years, four sons: Bruce E. Gray Jr. (Mary), Timothy Gray of Portsmouth, VA., Michael L. Gray (Katrina) of Chesapeake, VA., and Anthony L. Gray of Portsmouth, VA., two daughters: Clyda Bennett (Jesse) of Portsmouth Va. and Teresa Marshall (Benjamin) of Charleston, SC., and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.