David Gray

David Edward Gray, 54, of Catlettsburg, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

He was born Feb. 17, 1960, in Ashland, a son of Clarence Gray Jr. and Janice Mobley Gray of Ashland.


He was a caster operator at AK Steel and a member of Unity Baptist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Boyd County High School and received an associate degree in business management from Ashland Community College. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved water and snow skiing. He was a member of North East Kentucky Fish and Game, the National Rifle Association and the United Steelworkers union. His most cherished moments were those spent with family and friends

Also surviving are his loving wife of 28 years, Linda Callahan Gray of Catlettsburg; two sons, Nicholas (Holly) Gray and Ross (Bryanna) Gray, both of Houston; a sister, Anita (Aaron) Smith of Ashland; two grandchildren, Isabella and Apollo Gray; his mother-in-law, Judy Callahan of Catlettsburg; a sister-in-law, Marie (Chris) Hartley of Houston; brothers-in-law Bobby Callahan of Houston and Patrick Callahan of Catlettsburg; a niece, Cali Smith; nephews Cody Smith and Scotty Callahan; five additional nieces; and a host of loving extended family members and friends.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014, at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland byPastor Brandon Depriest and Pastor Tim Burton. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park in Ashland.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today, July 2, 2014, at the funeral home.