NORTH WEBSTER — Leonard Allen “Danny” Gray, 85, Warsaw, passed away at 9:15 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, Fort Wayne.
He was born Sept. 26, 1932, in Pierceton, to Leonard M. and Eva H. Buss Gray.
He was a lifetime Pierceton/Warsaw area resident, graduated in 1950 from Pierceton High School and served in the United States Army, where he was stationed in Korea for two years.
He was married Aug. 27, 1961, in North Webster (Epworth Forest), to Nancy J. Carter Roberts, who survives.
He retired in 1998 from Warsaw Community School Corp. after 11 years. He was the former owner/operator of Grays Supermarket in North Webster from 1960-1972. He formerly was employed at D and C Construction in North Manchester, Carey Construction in Warsaw and L.M. Berry & Company in Warsaw; constructed the cabins for the former Clarksville in North Webster, where he also served as a blacksmith; and reconstructed the first one-room school house in Kosciusko County.
He was a life member of the NRA (National Rifle Association) and American Legion Post 253 in North Webster. He was a member of the Hoosier Herpetological Society, Hoosier Poultry Breeders of Indiana, and formerly attended the Baptist Church in Pierceton.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Gray, Warsaw; a daughter, Judy (Tom) Aycock, Elkhart; a son, Monty (Christine) Gray, De Soto, Kan.; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Debbie Evans.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Memorial services will follow at 7 p.m. Monday in the funeral home, with Fred Clark officiating.
Private family burial will take place in Washington Union Cemetery, Pierceton.
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Memorials to the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, 5910 Homestead Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46814.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Danny Gray, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
