Chad Gray

Services for Chad Gray, 26, of Tyler are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at Lloyd James Funeral chapel with the Rev. Billy Jack Gray officiating. Burial will be in Bascom Cemetery under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home.

Mr. Gray passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, in Jacksonville.

He was born on April 25, 1984, in Tyler to David Arthur Gray and Tina Ann Culpepper. He graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 2002. He was an installer for Dish Network and had lived in the Tyler area all of his life. Chad loved life and lived life to the fullest.

He was a loving husband, father, son and grandson. On July 14, 2007, he married the love of his life, Krisi Gray. They have two beautiful daughters, Abigail and Riley Gray of Tyler.

He is also survived by his father and stepmother, David and Tara Gray of Tyler; mother and stepfather, Tina and Dylan Richardson of Bullard; brother, Cliff Gray of Tyler; sisters, Chasity Mines of Omaha, Katrina Roberts and Ashley Gray of Tyler; grandparents, Audra and Barbara Gray of New Chapel Hill, Jackie and Joyce Culpepper of Mount Pleasant; great-grandmother, Ann Huff of Shreveport, La.; nephews, Tanor and Bradley Mines; niece, Kamryn Mines; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ray and Brenda Abercrombie of Ben Wheeler; and numerous cousins,

Pallbearers are Jeff Browne, Brandon Collier, Brian Mines, Jason Gray, Blake Yowell, Zach Yowell, Rob Wood and Brian Roberson. Honorary pallbearers are Dylan Richardson, Jackie Culpepper, Shane Yowell, Bobby Kempar, Bob Martin, Les Lang, Tyler Jones, Shane Richardson and Mitch Wood.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Bank, 1200 S. Beckham, Tyler, 75701.