Judy Gray

Judy L. Gray, 77, of Goode, passed peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 25, 2024, after a short but fierce battle with cancer.
Judy was a person who loved keeping busy. After retiring from RR Donnelly, she worked for several independent local businessmen in accounting and payroll and even worked the very early morning shift as the “Biscuit Lady” for Owens Market and County Line Café. In her spare time, she had a knack for woodworking and crafts made from wood. From an early age, she loved fishing, especially pier and surf fishing at the beach. Her other great love was flower gardening as evident from all the flowers and shrubs around her house. The thing she found the most pleasure from was going to the beach several times a year. She had a definite affection for Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach. Several years ago, she started to travel to see things or places she had not been to before, like Canada, Las Vegas, and Hawaii. Tracing family roots with her cousin Sharon was also a hobby.
She is survived by two sisters, Charlene S. Goff of Lynchburg and Mary Sue Stanley and husband, Tommy of Appomattox; a niece, she thought of as her daughter, Elizabeth “Beth” Cook and husband, Ken of Prospect; niece and nephew she considered her “grandkids”, David L. Spence and wife, Jennifer of Appomattox and Allison C. Grim and husband, Chris of Mechanicsville. Judy was a very proud aunt “grandma” to her great-nieces, Kayla L. Cook of Scottsville and Stephanie C. Charte of Huntersville, NC; as well as great-great-nieces and nephews, Tobin and Lyssa Spence of Appomattox, Matthias and Lydia Grim of Mechanicsville, and Sawyer and Brynna Charte of Huntersville, NC. She loved her sister of the heart, Jamie Callaway; had the best boss in the world, Barbara Hull; and the best neighbor, Danny Wilson who would do anything for her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, June Dearing Gray and John D. Gray.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Liberty Ridge Rehab and Heartland Hospice for their excellent care of Judy in the days before her passing.
There will be no memorial service at this time, instead the family suggest everyone who loved Judy to spend with their family and let them know you love them. Later this year a gathering for a celebration of life will be announced.