Atkinson-Coffee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Gray III, Benjamin Benchley "Ben" April 29, 1939
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Atkinson County Citizen - February 18, 2010
 Mr. Benjamin Benchley “Ben” Gray, III was born in Coffee County, GA on April 
29, 1939 to Mr. and Mrs Benjamin B. Gray, II. Ben’s mother taught in the 
Atkinson County School system for 35 years and was known to scores of Atkinson 
County natives as “Miss Tillie.”
 Ben graduated Atco High where he was quarterback for the Rebels. He went on to p
play briefly under Bobby Bowden at South Georgia College before transferring to G
Georgia Tech where he graduated in 1962 as an Aeronautical Engineer. He worked f
for Lockheed Martin in Washington, DC for several years before returning to C
Coffee County to pursue a career in agriculture.
 Ben’s first marriage was to Rita McKinnon. They had three children; Larissa Gri
Griffin of New Orleans, LA, Benjamin B. Gray, IV, of Chicago, II and Rebecca Gra
Gray of Asheville, NC.
 He later married Debbie Daniels and became a loving stepfather to her ch
children, Catherine, Morgan and Megan.
 Mr. Gray passed away at Savannah Memorial Hospital on February 11, 2010 after a
an extended illness. Memorial services are to be held at Arna Primitive Baptist C
Church on February 20, 2010 at 2 p.m.


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