The family will receive friends on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 3:00pm in Anderson Funeral Home with the services to follow at 4:00pm in Carl Anderson Memorial Chapel with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
She joins her husband of 73 years, Aylmer "Tippy" Gordon Gray, Sr. (2005) and her son Aylmer Gordon Gray, Jr. (2007) her sister and two brothers.
Evelyn was a member of The Baptist Church of Beaufort since 1939. When her children were young she worked in the Sunday School Department and was a choir member.
She was a hairdresser for over fifty years, retiring at the age of 91. She worked for Myrt's Beauty Shop and owned her own shop Evelyn's Beauty Shop on Boundary Street for 48 years. Her last working years were spent at Guys and Dolls with her dear friend Natalie Seno.
She loved her work, her clients, her family and her church.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol Drumm and son-in-law Curtis Drumm, seven grandchildren, Lynn Davidson, Carol Ann Johnson, Julie Connelly and Kimberly Polk all of Beaufort, SC; Terri Tennille of Amelia Island, FL; Sheri Wadell of Baton Rouge, LA and Robert Gray of Forsythe, GA; twelve great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to The Baptist Church of Beaufort, P. O. Box 879, Beaufort, SC 29901 or Lowcountry Food Bank, 1 Guess Road, Yemassee, SC 29945.
The family will receive friends on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 3:00pm in Anderson Funeral Home with the services to follow at 4:00pm in Carl Anderson Memorial Chapel with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
She joins her husband of 73 years, Aylmer "Tippy" Gordon Gray, Sr. (2005) and her son Aylmer Gordon Gray, Jr. (2007) her sister and two brothers.
Evelyn was a member of The Baptist Church of Beaufort since 1939. When her children were young she worked in the Sunday School Department and was a choir member.
She was a hairdresser for over fifty years, retiring at the age of 91. She worked for Myrt's Beauty Shop and owned her own shop Evelyn's Beauty Shop on Boundary Street for 48 years. Her last working years were spent at Guys and Dolls with her dear friend Natalie Seno.
She loved her work, her clients, her family and her church.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol Drumm and son-in-law Curtis Drumm, seven grandchildren, Lynn Davidson, Carol Ann Johnson, Julie Connelly and Kimberly Polk all of Beaufort, SC; Terri Tennille of Amelia Island, FL; Sheri Wadell of Baton Rouge, LA and Robert Gray of Forsythe, GA; twelve great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to The Baptist Church of Beaufort, P. O. Box 879, Beaufort, SC 29901 or Lowcountry Food Bank, 1 Guess Road, Yemassee, SC 29945.
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