Obituary

On a beautiful cool September morning, 9:13am, Deirdre Dionne Gray was born to Lewis and June Gray. She was a lovely child, who would always smile in the morning at first light. Deirdre attended Galilee Baptist church as a youth and graduated from Memorial High School in 1987. After a brief stay in Northeastern Oklahoma College, she went on to Beauty School.

Deirdre made her life in Tulsa, among many friends, doing odd jobs along the way. She had the first of five children, Ashlyi Mykiel
Antonio Gray, and three years later gave birth to Brione, Ravell Gray. After some time, along came Case Jerod Saathoff in 1995. After
having three boys, she finally had 2 girls, Dallas Da’Tone D’Yonne Whitaker and then Eva Tailor-Lyn Gray.

Deirdre was survived by her five children, her mother, June Scales, her father, Lewis C. Gray, Jr.; her siblings Bridgette Scales, Quante Oden and Terrance Gray; 8 grandchildren (Nariah Dewitt, NiKobe Gray,Brione Gray, Jr., Julian Gray, Kashton Gray, Brianna Gray, Donavan Whitaker and JourneyWhitaker); Great Aunts (Esther West, Dorothy Days, Stella Johnson and Nora Anderson); host of Aunts (Debra Gray, Karen Gray, Milton Gray, QuintonGray, Wilma Lewis and Peggy Richardson); nieces: LeShaundra Oden (Tiah), Quiesha Oden (Isha), Morgan Porter, Naya Oden, Tara Gray, Tori Gray, Tiah Gray and Keyeonna Gray;nephews: Quante Oden Jr., Caleb Oden, DeShaun Porter, Terrance L. Gray, Jr. and Torrence L. Gray; along with a host of cousins and a multitude of friends who loved her dearly.