JAY – Elva Pearl Gray, 87, of Jay, passed away Monday, June 13, at her home.

She was the born in Bancroft, May 30, 1918, the daughter of Ira A. and Bertha (Agnew) Potter. She was educated in the schools of Bancroft and graduated from Wytopitlock High in 1936.

She married Alma Gray in Weston, on Aug. 24, 1940. He died in January 1979.

She worked for Forster Manufacturing from 1967 to 1985, when she retired.

She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Farmington. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing and having picnics with her family.

She is survived by five daughters, Ramona Worster of Jay, Linda Jones and her husband, George, of Jay, Gwendolyn Thompson and husband, Stephen, of Jay, Lillian Cooper and husband, Steven, of Auburn, and Carla Lott and husband, Marlan, of American Fork, Utah; one son, Terrence Gray and his wife, Barbara, of Sanford, N.C.; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Calvin Potter and Leland Potter; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her husband; an infant son, Galen Gray; a granddaughter, Karen Worster; and a sister, Hazel Rollins.

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