Joyce Don Reece Gray Obituary (1938

Mrs. Joyce Don Reece Gray, age 87 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on December 16, 1938 in Shelby County, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late Nelson and Edna Mae Dickey Reece. She was a graduate of Lexington High School. She married Lester Gerald "Jerry" Gray on July 21, 1957 at the Kent Methodist Church Parsonage. This happy union of 59 years was blessed with a daughter, Kathi, and a son, Gerald. She spent most of her life in the Jefferson County community. She worked for Finnegan's Grocery and Conn Organ for several years. She was also the lead cook for Phi Mu house at Hanover College. She retired from King's Daughter's Hospital where she worked in the dietary department for 10 years. She enjoyed reading, cooking, gardening, and scrap-booking. She was a member of New Heart Church of God and loved to serve in the church. Joyce died on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 3:00 a.m. at the Hickory Creek of Madison in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Joyce will be missed by her loving daughter, Kathi Scroggins of Hanover, Indiana; her loving son, Gerald Gray and his wife, Ronda of Milton, Kentucky; her loving grandchildren, Brandon (Cheryl), Amanda (Roman), Timothy, Aaron (Lacey), and Leslie (Scott); her beloved great-grandchildren, Chloe (James), Jayden, Owen, Ellise, William, Melody Rose, Dawson, and Bailey (Tanner); her adoring great-great grandchildren, Rosalie and John Tate; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Nelson Reece, her mother, Edna Mae Dickey Reece, her beloved husband, Lester Gerald "Jerry" Gray, died May 26, 2016, her sisters, Shirley Ann Reece Hardy and Edna Sue Reece, and her brother, Nelson Joseph Reece, Jr.. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., by Pastor Brandon Scroggins and Pastor Jim Wilson at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Monday, April 20, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the New Heart Church of God Youth Group. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation, Please Click Here. Floral Tribute Ordering Information, Please Click Here