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Visitation:
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday October 28, 2019 at Park
Meadows Baptist Church
Service:
6 p.m. Monday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Lynn Dale “Sarge” Gray, 72, passed
away at 7:51 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at
Memorial Hospital, Springfield.
Dale was born on September 17, 1947 in Socorro, NM;
son of Delbert Anson and Margaret M. (Sanders) Gray
Sr. He grew up in a military home and lived in many
countries. After he joined the Navy he visited all
but two of the continental United States. He was
excited to have crossed the equator 3 times during
his military career. He was very proud that he was
privileged to be selected for the Honor Flight in
2019. He married Sue Weindorf on February 14, 1997
in Lincoln. She survives him.
Also surviving are his children: Kathi Gray Hoover
of Hartford, KY, L.D. Gray Jr. of Huntsville, AL;
stepchildren: Laura (Rich) Sallie of Crown Point,
IN, Robert (Stephanie) Presswood Sr. of Benton, AR,
Vern (Brandy) Presswood of Kaukauna, WI, and Shawna
Presswood of Marinette, WI; his siblings: Sue
(Larry) Williamson of Springfield, K. Scotty
(Barbara) of Killeen, TX, Rose-Marie (Keith) Sandt
of Knoxville, IN, and Terry Anson (Lisa) Gray of
Bayside, TX; Dale and Sue have 21 grandchildren and
numerous great grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his parents and his siblings: Paul Wayne,
Delbert “Mike” Gray, and Barbara Cline.
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Dale retired from the United States Navy after 26
years of service as a CPO, most of his Navy years were spent on a
submarine. He was also a Vietnam Vet. He also retired from Eaton
Corporation after 20 years as lead man on 2nd shift. Dale was a
member of Park Meadows Baptist Church.
Services for Dale will be 6:00 p.m. Monday October 28, 2019 at Park
Meadows Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Presswood Sr. and Pastor
Kerby Campbell officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
(2 hours prior to service). Burial at Camp Butler National Cemetery
will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday October 29, 2019 where full military
rites will be accorded by the American Legion Post # 263.
Memorials may be made to Park Meadows Baptist Church, Illinois
Soldiers and Sailors Children’s School (Dale’s alma mater) to the
football team, or the American Legion Post #263.
Services are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln.
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