Obituary of Joseph Daniel Gray

Altamont - Dr. Joe D. Gray, 84, passed away Sunday December 27, 2015 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee on July 26, 1931. He was the current Minister at the Altamont Church of Christ. He was a professor at David Lipscomb University for 20 years and also taught at other institutions in 80 countries. He received his doctorate from Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand. He was the voice of the Treasure of Truth radio broadcast. He and his family were missionaries to New Zealand. In addition he trained over 125 college students in Project Good News who served as missionaries in over 80 countries. He was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Clifford and Bertie Mae Hagewood Gray; brother, Frank Clifford Gray; daughter, Jane Lorraine Gray. He is survived by his wife, Harriette Dickerson Gray; sons, Joseph (Dawn) Gray of Brentwood, Tennessee, Scott Gray, Townsend, Tennessee; daughter, Linda (Doug) Varnado, Hendersonville, Tennessee; sisters, Lorraine Yearwood, Athens, Georgia, Jane Hudson, Brentwood, Tennessee; grandchildren, Jody, Nicholas (Jessica), Katelin, Paul, Landon, Christian, Elliott, Sara (Frank) and Leah. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Bro. John Payne officiating with burial to follow in the Altamont Cemetery. Visitation: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Tuesday at Layne Funeral Home, Altamont, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com Active pallbearers: Jody Kimble, Nicholas Gray, Frank Murray, David Burnett, David Dickerson, John David Dickerson and Zach Sanders. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Treasure of Truth, Altamont Church of Christ.