Shirley GROSS

1938 - 2014  (76 years)

• Name	Shirley GROSS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1938	Banger, Maine
  Gender	Female
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina Is Gross her maiden name or was she married to a Bryant before Ray? jkh of Florida Shirley Bryant WEDGEFIELD — Shirley Louise Gross Bryant, 76, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at a local nursing center. Born in Bangor, Maine, she was a daughter of Ruth Webster Gross and the late Lyle Albert Gross. Surviving are her mother of Tampa, Fla.; two daughters, Becky (Greg) Anderson and Kimberly (Steve) Meyer, both of Sumter; three sons, Ricky (Sonja) Ray, Gill (Sarah) Ray and Gary Ray, all of Sumter; a sister, Gloria Goodman of Tampa; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice Cotton; a son, Glenn Ray; and a granddaughter, Jessica Ray. Services will be private. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. Posted in Obituaries on Friday, February 28, 2014  [2, 3, 4, 6]
  _UID	567B741BD9C34429ABFC09417E010DD6BC94
  Death	27 Feb 2014	at a local nursing center
  Burial	private   [4]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I178403	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Lyle Albert GROSS   d. Bef 27 Feb 2014
  Mother	Ruth WEBSTER
  _UID	029DD6CE2F4949968AD15603927983BA9681
  _UID	029DD6CE2F4949968AD15603927983BA9681
  Family ID	F171392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry Alston RAY,   b. 9 Jun 1932, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 19 Jul 2006, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 74 years)
  _UID	9D8016933E9C4BF1832DD22303CA127DDDF7
  _UID	9D8016933E9C4BF1832DD22303CA127DDDF7
  Children	1. Gill/Gil D. RAY   2. Glenn Lyal “Bubba” RAY,   b. 1 Mar 1956, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 20 Apr 2006, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 50 years)   3. Buck RAY   4. Gary Alston “Bush” RAY,   b. 1955, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 24 Mar 2014, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 59 years)   5. Ricky RAY   6. Becky RAY   7. Janice “Sissy” RAY,   b. 19 Nov 1957, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 20 Apr 2010, at her home, Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 52 years)   8. Tammy RAY   9. Kimberly “Kim” RAY
  Family ID	F121260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	BRYANT
  _UID	B0BB09D031704AEDACAB8CFC23E20940491D
  _UID	B0BB09D031704AEDACAB8CFC23E20940491D
  Family ID	F195239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S6791] Glenn L. Ray. [S13474] Cotton-Kelly. [S14082] Janice Ray Cotton. [S20654] Shirley Bryant. [S20736] Gary A. Ray. [S14104] Janice Ray Cotton.