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WILLIAM ROY GRAY

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William Roy Gray, 80, of Lebanon, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.

He was born May 27, 1941, in Huntington, N.Y. to William Roy and Margaret C. Conklin Gray, who preceded him in death.

On April 21, 1977, he married Debra Marie Roush Warrington.

He was born in New York and was raised in New York, Maryland and Delaware. After graduating from high school, and as a young man, he entered the military and served his country faithfully in the United States Air Force for several years. He then returned to the East Coast and made his home in Delaware where he and Debra made their home for many years. William owned a Volvo Used Car Dealership for a number of years. In 2006, he and Debra retired and moved to Lebanon.

William had made his profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Church of Great God in South Carolina.

He is survived by his wife Debra of the home; a stepdaughter, Karen West of Milford, Del.; four grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Graveside services and burial for William Roy Gray will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at the Grange Hall Cemetery near Lebanon with Richard Rifenbaugh officiating, under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon. Visitation will be from 12:30-2 p.m. Monday in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home in Lebanon. For more information or to view or sign the online memorial visit www.holmanhowe.com.