Gardner Ray Sumrall, 79, a native of Plateau and resident of Spanish Fort, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014.
Ray graduated in the first class graduating from Vigor High School.
He retired from a lifetime of construction work. Ray was the owner of G&R Builders.
He enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents, Gardner D. and Lela Lane Sumrall; brothers, Benny and Johnny Sumrall; and his sister, Cecelia Sumrall Malone.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Padgett; daughters, Cindy Sumrall Henson and Donna (Clayton) Sumrall Byrd; sister, Rita Sumrall Coulter; sisters-in-law, Betty Simmons Sumrall and Carol Fortner Sumrall; brother-in-law, Earl Malone; grandchildren, Bill Henson, Trent (Jessica) Henson, Jennifer (William) Byrd Weaver, Shaina (Lucas) Byrd Mitchem and Camron Byrd; great-grandchildren, Brenton, Hunter and Olivia Weaver, Anna, Allie, Bella and Bailey Henson, and Taylor and Hadleigh Mitchem; many cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, from 5 until 7 p.m., at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Daphne.
Funeral services will be held, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at 10 a.m., at Eastern Shore Baptist Church in Daphne.
Interment will follow in Jubilee Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Daphne.
