Patsy was born near Spicewood, Texas on October 4, 1937. She was a 1955 graduate of Marble Falls High School.
She married Thomas Leonard Gray in 1957 and moved to Rockwall, Texas. She worked at Texas Aluminum Company for three years before quitting to become a fulltime mother to Russell and later Shannon.
She attended East Texas State University which is now known as Texas A&M Commerce. She also attended the University of Texas at Arlington and McLennan Community College. She received an Associate Degree in Elementary Education.
Patsy and Leonard moved to Woodway, Texas where they raised their family. She loved sewing and quilting and visiting with family and friends.
Patsy is preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 55 years Leonard, her parents Boyd and Beulah Heffington, sister Shirley Rogers, brother Lyndon and his wife Ruth, brother Bill and his wife Ada Mae.
Pasty is survived by her son Russell Gray, daughter Shannon Brown and her husband Richard, grandson Taylor Brown, grand-daughter Madison Brown, brother Les “Dwayne” Heffington and wife Betty, brother in law Jack Rogers and many nieces and nephews.
Her family will be holding a private visitation for close family and friends at the Clements-Wilcox funeral home in Marble Falls, Texas on Monday July 20, 2020 from 5-7 pm followed by a graveside service at Smithwick Cemetery on July 21, 2020 at 9:30am officiated by Scott Payne.
Honorary Pall Bearers include:
Stephen Rogers, Price Heffington, David Lynn Heffington, Bill Heffington II, Lex Heffington, Brandon Heffington, Bubba Ussery, Charlie Horn, Karl Westerman, and Steve Palousek
The family would like to express their gratitude to her many friends for their love and support.
