She was preceded in death by two sons, Tyree L Gray and Donald E Martin, Jr.; her father, William T Coble; paternal grandparents, Minnie L. McGowan and Bill Coble; maternal grandparents, Sally Boykin and Albert Clark.

At an early age, Mary gave her life to Christ and later accepted her call to ministry under the pastorate of the late Dr. James Turner. Minister Gray served in the Women's ministry, Helps Ministry, and as a former volunteer Chaplain of Western Baptist Hospital. To everyone she met, there were no strangers; she was loving, kind, giving and full of compassion, and open to serving and assisting in any capacity. If there was a need and she had it, she gave, and if she did not have it, she would go and get it.

Minister Gray's education included a bachelor's degree from Murray State University in Business Education. She was a former employee of Union Carbide/Lockheed Martin, Sears & Roebuck, a retiree from Arkema Inc., former substitute teacher at Paducah Independent School District, past PTO president at Morgan Elementary School and a private in-home caregiver.

She leaves to cherish her memory: Her Beloved Daughter and Best Friend, Minister Leticia Gray-Overton; Adored Grandchildren, Tyree Lamar, Ashanti, Jayden, and Jesse; Great-Granddaughter, Catalina; Embraced Grandchildren, Anna, William, and Taijah and Their Children; Kalani, Leilani, Skyler, Khizar; Her Mother, Bessie; Maternal Siblings; JoAnn, Jimmy, Bryant, Hendria; Paternal Siblings; Doris Jean, Charlene, Ronika "Nell", Lisa and A Host Of Uncles, Aunts, Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.

Funeral serves are scheduled at Ninth Street Tabernacle Ministries with Reverend Dr. Thaddyeus W. Thompson, Sr. and Minister Leticia Gray-Overton officiating.  Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Friends may call here at the Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home on Sunday, July 2, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and again on Monday, July 3, 2023, at the church from 11:00 a.m. until the funeral hour.

Services will be livestreamed on the Pettus Rowland Funeral Home, LLC Facebook page beginning at 11:45 a.m. (CST).