Submitted by: Dan Rich

Benjamin Tucker Gray

May 9, 1933 - Nov. 11, 1999

South Bend Tribune 11/16/1999

Mr. Benjamin Tucker Gray, 66, beloved father, grandfather and brother, who resided on North Edison Street, South Bend, Ind., departed this life following an illness at 5:20 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11, in his residence. He was born to the union of General and Hattie (Thomas) Gray, Sr., in South Bend on May 9, 1933. He was employed by the Bendix Corporation and retired in 1989. He was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps in 1958 after serving in the Korean Conflict, and was also a member of the Elks Lodge.

Mr. Gray leaves to cherish his memory four daughters, Beverly (Everett) Maxwell and Barbara Gray, both of South Bend, Bridgette Gray of Battle Creek, Mich., and Brenda Gray of Miami, Fla.; six sons, Benjamin (Meechie) Gray, Jr., of Battle Creek, Bradford Gray, Glen Brown, Barry King and Brian Winston, all of South Bend, and Nathaniel Dozier of Indianapolis; five stepchildren, Rita, Jackie, Kimberly, Chauncey and Wayne, all formerly of South Bend; 20 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Frances Hamilton of South Bend, Kathy Gray and Bobby Jean Gray, both of Flint, Mich.; three brothers, General Gray, Jr., of South Bend, Randy (Queenie) Gray of Miami, Fla., and Melvin Gray of Flint, Mich.; along with a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Sylvia Gray, Bertha Jenkins, Mildred Clay and Dorothy Jamerson; and by two brothers, Lincoln and Preston Gray.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in Pentecostal Cathedral Church. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday in Alford's Mortuary, where arrangements have been entrusted. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Joseph County.