Born in Fayetteville, NC, he was a son of the late Jesse J. Grey, Jr. and Sara Putnum Grey. Mr. Grey was a graduate of The Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science and was a retired Funeral Director having had the privilege to serve families in the Upstate of South Carolina since 1967. He was a U.S. Army Medical Corps Veteran having served during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam Era. Mr. Grey was a member of Mauldin First Baptist Church. He was a Mason and member of Walden Masonic Lodge #274.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Grey is survived by a daughter, Stephanie Grey Wilson and husband Neil; a granddaughter, Chelsie Brooke Johnson; and a sister, Elizabeth “Libby” Alonge. He was predeceased by two brothers, Rev. Jesse J. Grey, III and Robert Larry Grey.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 3:00 PM in the Remembrance Chapel at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, SC 29609, with Military Honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals On Wheels, 15 Oregon Street, Greenville, SC 29605.