Obituaries
Betty June Gray, 93
April 23, 2020
Betty June Gray, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle (Snyder) Starr. She was the loving wife of Joseph E. Gray with whom she shared 69 wonderful years of marriage.
Betty was a faithful member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a class of 1944 Graduate of East Lampeter High School. Betty enjoyed fishing with her husband Joe. She was also an avid reader, reading three to four books a week. Betty had a creative side and loved to paint with watercolors, cross-stitch, knit, and sew. Betty also enjoyed spending time in the kitchen cooking traditional Pennsylvania Dutch meals or baking delicious cakes and pies. Her homemaking skills were recognized when she was named Mrs. Lancaster County in 1958 in the Mrs. America pageant competition.
She is survived by her husband Joseph E. Gray, of Lititz, her son Douglas Gray, husband of Jane, of Hummelstown, and five nieces. Betty is preceded in death by her parents and her sisters Evelyn Newman and Jean Repp.
Services for Betty will be private. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
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Condolences to the Family
May 01, 2020
Dear Mr Gray & Doug,
I was sorry to hear of the loss of your dearly beloved wife & mother. I just spoke with you Mr Gray, I knew Betty wasn’t doing well as we spoke. I am so glad that I was able to visit with both of you awhile back. I can still hear Mrs Gray saying, “Oh Patty” & we would both laugh! I will call you & hopefully visit again with you when we are no longer stuck in our homes! Doug, your parents have always been special to me. Just think Mrs Gray is no longer suffering & she is with her Lord & Savior! How glorious She must feel!
Love & prayers to both of you
Patty Sabatine
April 30, 2020
Betty Gray Family,
I have many fond memories of Betty, mainly from the St Anne-Neuman Seniors Club. My wife and I enjoyed many trips that Betty organized for the club. When Betty planned a trip there were usually not any surprises because Betty anticipated everything that could go wrong and planned for it. The one exception was the trip to a lake in New Your State when high winds toppled several trees and knocked the power lines down. We had to cut our trip a day short but still had many fond memories of the trip. My condolences to the family.
Dick Bernhardt
April 29, 2020
Doug
I want to send you my condolence for the passing of your mother. I know it’s hard to lose a loved one but you will always have the memories. I saw that Joe Costello recently passed away and I communicated with Keith through Facebook and sent Kerrie a card. I don’t know if you remember me but it was probably late 50’s or early 60’s since I saw you. Again you have my sympathy for your loose.
Charles W Miller
April 29, 2020
Joe and Doug,
I want to express my deepest sympathy to both of you for the loss of your beloved Betty. I will always remember Betty as a classy lady in every scene of the word.
Gary S. Rehm
April 28, 2020
To Joe and Doug,
Betty will always be remembered as Mrs. Lancaster with her beautiful smile. Take care.
Dianne E Kline
