Emily Cecilia Gray, 17, of Spotsylvania passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at home.
Emily loved so many and was loved by so many more. She had a sparkle that with even just one encounter with her you would remember her for life. If you knew her well or barely at all, she always left you laughing and thinking. Whether it was about how absolutely beautiful, ridiculously funny, or just downright inappropriate she was, she left her mark.
She will continue to stay with us all through memories and the laughs she forced us all to endure, whether we were in the mood for it or not. Emily left the pain, but she also left us all and we will never be the same again. Now she has left her struggles in life, yet we continue to hurt.
Survivors include her loving parents, Kevin and Megan Gray; grandparents Joanelle Gray and Ronald Cropp, Joyce Hughes, and Keith and Iona Gray; and her many aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Ret. Col. Justin Hughes.
The family will receive friends and family from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, October 18 at Covenant Funeral Service, 4801 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Fredericksburg. A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 1009 Stafford Ave., Fredericksburg.