Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Yalobusha County for Judy Tritt Gray, 86, who passed away peacefully from her earthly body on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Burial for family followed in the church cemetery.
Judy was born on Dec. 7, 1938, into a large Christian farming family in Crossroads, Tenn. – a family that only grew bigger and better. She had five brothers, five sisters and dozens of nieces and nephews. She married young and moved to Memphis, Tenn., where she raised two children, Cindy and Scott, while working in various administrative roles and serving at Graceland Baptist Church.
Judy’s life took a big step up in 1978, when her brother, Larry, introduced her to his brother-in-law, James William Gray. They married and she moved to the quieter world of Pine Grove. She was blessed with three new daughters, Debra, Sheila and Melissa.
Judy’s love for Jesus, her close-knit community and her family grew as the years passed. She had a remarkable ability to make everyone in her life feel like they mattered most. She loved reading books recommended by her sisters and the local librarian, talking on the phone with friends and family and watching “Wheel of Fortune.” She was deeply loved and will be missed by many.
Survivors include, her children, Scott Hayes (Kelly), Cindy Burnette, Debra Myhand (Rex), Sheila Davis (Mike) and Melissa Sheffield (Don) as well as 10 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Dillon Burnette, Zach Hunter, Nikoma Myhand, Eric Davis, Gray Myhand and Case Sanders honored Judy by serving as pallbearers and carried her to rest in the Pine Grove Cemetery.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
