Mr. James Edward Gray, favorably known as “Eddie”, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. He was the elder son born to the late Rev. James M. Gray and Mrs. Shirley Ann Green Gray Council on February 5, 1966.

He was a 1994 graduate of T.W. Andrews High School, High Point, NC. He earned an early childhood certificate from Guilford Technical Community College. Eddie was a gentle giant, whose kindness and compassion touched many live. His life of service was demonstrated though various roles including Deacon at Stokesdale Church of God (SCOG), Community Outreach Leader, and Praise and Worship leader for well-over 28 years. His love of outreach was the catapult for the SCOG Food bank, which served and ministered to thousands. He was known for that “Delicious Fish” that everyone requested for him to cook. For many years, he was a community volunteer sponsor for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Prison System. He was the Founder and CEO of No Weapon Enterprises. Ed loved to talk and hardly ever met a stranger. Sometime during that conversation, he was going to witness and talk about the Goodness of The Lord, through the Gospel. Most of all, he was dedicated husband, father, son, and friend.

On May 16, 1992, he and the former Andrea Michelle Wilson were joined in Holy Matrimony in the sight of God at First Emmanuel Baptist Church by the late Reverend Lawrence Curtis. Two beautiful daughters were added to their union, Mia Jasmine Ariel Gray and Joya Olivia-Jade Gray. He often spoke lovingly of “his Girls, Micki, Jasmine, Joya, and Shirley. Eddie was employed by Guilford Country Schools.

Left to cherish his memory are, Andrea “Micki”; daughters, Jasmine and Joya; mother, Shirley; and siblings, Chris, Michelle, and Michael; his legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of the multitudes he impacted, but especially in Jasmine’s love of Ministry & Fashion and Joy’s Love of Music & The Dallas Cowboys.

Funeral service will be held Friday, April 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at First Emmanuel Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Guil-Rand Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Final arrangements are entrusted to Phillips Funeral Service, Inc.