It is with great sadness that we
announce the passing of Pastor David M. Gray on January 20th, 2022 at
the age of 75. Born in Saint John on December
20th, 1946, he was the son of the late Corey
and Emma (Dunnett) Gray.
David will be sadly missed by
his wife and best friend of 51 years, Irma (MacTavish) Gray and by his
devoted children Tammy (Robert) Gallagher and Andrew (Stacey Deacon)
Gray. He was a wonderful Grampie to Daniel, Hannah, Nathan,
Carter, Emerson and Declan. David will be lovingly
remembered by his brothers, Joseph (Nancy), Tom (Lynda) and Peter and
his sisters, Anne (Andrew) Crossan, Jane Malley and Joan (Reid)
Eisenhauer. He was predeceased by David Carter, his
son-in-law.
David served the Lord for over
51 years and referred to this as the best life ever! He and
Irma pastored at many churches including Church Planting in Pine Glen,
Parkside Baptist, Amherst Open Bible and, most recently, Nasonworth
Baptist Church for the last 20 years. Their ministry took
them to France and Chad Africa with TEAM and included 16 years with
Child Evangelism Fellowship serving the Maritime Provinces.
They also loved their partnership with the White Head Baptist Church
during their missionary conferences. David also served as
the teacher of the Children’s Ministry course at the New
Brunswick Bible Institute for almost 20 years. Every
opportunity to serve the Lord was precious to David and Irma.
To our dear friends of the Nasonworth Baptist Church, we
will never forget your love and kindness during his last
ministry. You were in David’s heart until the very
end.
David treasured his family and
loved spending time with his wife, children, and their spouses. His
grandchildren brought him the greatest joy, creating wonderful, fun,
and meaningful memories with them each visit. David also
enjoyed metal detecting and his visits to Prince Edward Island with
his family every summer. He was an avid reader and always
had many books on the go. Gardening, mowing his lawn and
especially tending his lilies were favorite summer activities.
David was always kind to God’s little creatures
and especially loved Oliver (Tammy’s puppy) over this past
year.
David’s family would
like to express deep thanks and appreciation to the Doctors and Nurses
at the Oncology Clinic of the Moncton Hospital and on
4200. A special thank you to Dr. Al ani for her
amazing care over this past year. We would also
like to thank David’s niece, Ruth Dunnett and his
sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Randy Thurber for their
tremendous support and love during this difficult
time.
David’s Service of Rembrance
will be held at Nasonworth Baptist Church on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at
1:00 pm with Pastor Robert Dunlop leading the service.
Reception to follow the service.
Donations to the Nasonworth
Baptist Church (nasonworthbaptistchurch.ca), Child
Evangelism Fellowship Atlantic or New Brunswick Bible Institute (nbbi.ca) would
be greatly appreciated.
Fergusons Funeral Home are
assisting the family with funeral arrangements, which will include a
Ceremony of Remembrance for David to be held in the spring at
Nasonworth Baptist Church in Nasonworth,
NB.
fergusonsfuneralhome.com.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Pastor David Gray 1946 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Moncton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick