Obituaries/Gloria Gray

Gloria Gray

January 06, 1951
November 07, 2023
Age 72
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" Gloria Jean Ferguson Gray was born in Bowling Green, VA on January 6, 1951. She was the 7th of 8 Children born to the late Walker Ferguson and Annie Laura Beverly Ferguson.
Gloria was called home to be with the Lord on November 7, 2023, at her home in Spotsylvania County, with her family by her side.

She was predeceased by her parents, her brothers John A. Ferguson and Arthur Lee Ferguson, and her sisters Carol Barrington Ferguson, Frances Maxine Coleman, Eleanor Elliot Hunt, and Mary L. Williams.

She was also predeceased by her beloved grandson, Michael D. Gray (1993-2017).

Gloria graduated from Union High School in Bowling Green, VA, in 1969. In her initial employment with Moore Business Forms, she quickly rose through the ranks to a managerial position. When Moore shut down its Fredericksburg office, she switched gears. Again employing her naturally strong work ethic, she eventually became an award-winning real estate agent in Fredericksburg, where her clients trusted her to help them find the perfect home.

On August 27, 1983, she married her husband, Michael Gray, at Shiloh (Old Site) Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, VA. They were soulmates. Together, they raised a family, traveled the world, celebrated holidays, volunteered, and served God in many ways.

When they first met, Gloria and Joey, her young son, knew that they had found a family in Michael and his daughters. Gloria and Joey shared a lifetime of memories, inside jokes, and the ability to make us all laugh. Their bond, was, and always will be, unbreakable.

Gloria created a safe and beautiful home for her family and friends. She and Michael frequently hosted events, including the Annual Gray Family Christmas Breakfast, where family and friends came from all around the United States to celebrate.

In her 72 years of life, Gloria, along with her husband, visited 35 foreign countries. Together, they stood in amazement before the majestic Pyramids at Giza; witnessed the fabled Great Wall of China; and strolled through the open theatre at the ruins in Biblical Ephesus.

They walked over and sailed through the storied Canals of Venice and gazed at the immense natural beauty of New Zealand, of Bora Bora, Samoa, and Tahiti, of Vietnam, of Ireland, and beyond. Hand in hand, Gloria and Mike wandered the streets of Paris, London, Prague, Beijing, Hong Kong, Stockholm, Helsinki, Singapore, Budapest, Vienna, Seville, Florence, Saint Petersburg, Copenhagen, Shanghai, and other magical cities.

In addition to being an amazing wife to Michael, she was a wonderfully dedicated mother to Joey Ferguson, Nicole Gray-Chan, and Gretchen Carreiro, as well as being a doting grandmother to Michael D. Gray, Amelia Chan, Roland Carreiro, and Elisa Chan. In addition, she was a loving and supportive sister to all seven of her siblings. In Gloria's life, family was of the utmost importance, second only to the Lord she served.

Gloria is survived by her husband, Michael, her children and grandchildren, her brother Tony Ferguson, nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and her beloved church family at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.





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  • Celebration of Life

    Mt. Zion Baptist Church
    6030 Harrison Rd, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    5402734899

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    November 18-2023
    11:00 AM - 03:00 PM

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Mike and family..I am sorry to hear of Gloria's passing. We heard so much about her in our Monday zoom class. May she rest in peace in God's presence
- Martie Tuthill

Mike My Condolences to you and the entire Gray family. May God Bless You With His Perfect Peace during this very difficult time!
- Janice Williams Gordon

Gloria has always been part of my my life. O e memory is I was walking with my friends to see the O'Jays at Virginia State University. Who do I see in the parking lot but Gloria and Caorl Jean going to the show. That's the type of energy Gloria had. We sang and danced all night. I will miss my Gloria.
- Alvin Coghill

TO THE GRAY FAMILY, I am deeply saddened by Gloria death. We have travel all over and she will be missed. She is free now from all pain. Sister, your smile will be with us all
- Otelia Ford.

My condolences to the family. You have earn your wings. Rest in paradise.
- Otelia Ford.

Mike and family, My thoughts and prayers are with you. I remember meeting Mrs. Gloria at Long and Foster and asking her, do you go to Mt. Zion , the answer was yes. That was the start of my love for Mrs. Gloria and Mr. Mike. God needed another angel and he got one of the best.
- Sheila Blackwell

Dear Bro. Mike, Mrs. Gloria was a dear friend and a truly special person. I can't find the words to express how hard this is. I'm sending my most heartfelt condolences; my thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time. May God keep you and strengthen you as the days go by. Remembering with you, the life of one so precious. With caring thoughts, Min. Centra Williams
- Minister Centra Williams

. Our hearts go out to you Brother Mike and family, as you go through this season of grief, and yet we believe you are full of hope because You know God is in control. According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Be assured that we pray that God, our Heavenly Father, will embrace you closely as the journey from grief to healing proceeds. We stand ready to assist you; however, and whenever we can. May the peace of God and the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit rest and abide with you all, now and forever more. Amen.
- Rev. Carl & Min. Pollard

Mike and family, our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Gloria was family and she will truly be missed.
- Taft Jr and Talya Coghill

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