Cindy Lou Gray –  Monessen
Obituaries
July 30, 2020

Cindy Lou Gray – Monessen

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Cindy Lou Gray, 61, of Monessen, died Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born in North Charleroi on June 21, 1959, she was the daughter of Joyce Miller Sickles, who survives and resides in Fayette City, and the late Homer D. Sickles. A homemaker, Cindy was a member of Oakland Baptist Church in Vicksburg, Miss. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sons, Tommie Gray Jr., Leland Gray and Justin Gray, all of West Virginia.; daughters, Nicole Clark of Connellsville, Melissa (Justin) Portman of Belle Vernon and Joanna (Josh) Wheatley of Fredericktown; step-children, Hope (Bobby) Raney, Shane (Julie) Gray, Stephanie Brown-Deason, Tony (Stacy) Gray and Lisa Smith, all of Mississippi; grandchildren, Damian Marino Jr., Harmony, Weston and Aiden Portman; Emma and Ella Wheatley and Harley Joliffe; numerous step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; brothers, David D. (Rhonda) Sickles of Newell and Alan G. (Amy) Sickles of Glen Burnie, Md.; sister, Cheri Sickles (Martin) Muzar of Monessen; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Royce Gray and sister, LuAnn Sickles. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 31, at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. Interment will be in Mon Valley Memorial Park. Everyone attending the visitation and services must wear a mask and practice social distancing. Only 25 people are permitted in the funeral home at a time.

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