Sonja D. "Missie" Gray Snell Obituary (1955

Mrs. Sonja D. "Missie" Gray Snell, age 70 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on May 25, 1955 in Artemus, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late Ebb and Whillie "Billie" H. Helton Gray. She resided her entire life in the Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana area. She was united in marriage on June 10, 1972 in New Washington, Indiana to her soul-mate, Steven A. Snell. This happy union of 54 years was blessed with a daughter, Tonja, and a son, Steven "Robby". She worked 10 years as a CNA with the Madison Nursing Home, plus 25 years with Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 as the assistant manager, cook and bartender. She had been a member of the First Christian Church of Hanover, Madison Moose Lodge No. 765, and Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion Auxiliary. Missie died on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. at her home in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Missie will be missed by her loving husband and soul-mate of 54 years, Steven A. Snell of Madison, Indiana; her loving daughter, Tonja J. Hoskins (Paul Jones) of Madison, Indiana; her loving son, Steven "Robby" Snell of Madison, Indiana; her daughter-in-law, Jessica Earls of Madison, Indiana; her grandchildren, Joshua, Joseph, Steven W., Gracie, Madison, and Addison; her great-grandchildren, Lillian, Emma, Jocelyn, and Athena; her brother, Timmy Gray of Madison, Indiana; her sisters, Patty Hardy of Estelle Springs, Tennessee, and Vivian Audus of Louisville, Kentucky; her sisters-in-law, Karen Amick of Madison, Indiana, Janice Kronemier and her husband, John of Madison, Indiana, and Bonita Hysell and her husband, Delvin of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Ebb Gray, her mother, Whillie "Billie" H. Helton Gray, her sister, Marsena Shelly, her brothers, Michael and Eddie Gray, her father-in-law and her mother-in-law, William and Grace Snell, her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Inez Dunn, Jim Bob Keating, David Snell, Robbie Snell, Keith Amick, and Roscoe Davidson. MISSIE'S WISHESCremation was chosen with a celebration of life to be Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow at a later date in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Missie Snell Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre 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. For Floral Tribute Ordering Information, Please Click Here. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Sonja D. "Missie" Gray Snell, please click here to visit our sympathy store.