Pamela Ann Gray, age 79, died on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Whitmore Lake, MI. She was born in Cincinnati, OH, on January 12, 1943, daughter to Irvin and Marcella (Robinson) Cook, and attended high school in Colorado Springs and college at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Pamela raised her family and lived much of her life in Ann Arbor, Gregory, and Chelsea, MI. She worked for several years as a bookkeeper, and later as a paraprofessional in the Dexter Community Schools. Pamela’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren delighted her, and she especially loved animals and crossword puzzles.
Pamela is survived by her children, David (Rachel) Thayer, Kelly (Carolyn) Thayer, Jordan (Jessica) Gray, Amanda Gray, Emily Romine; ex-husband, William Gray; brother, Lawrence (Barbara) Wood; grandchildren, Jacob (Lindsay) Thayer, Benjamin (Caitlin) Thayer, Zachary Thayer, Nicholas (Shelby) Thayer, Daniel Thayer, Alexander Thayer, Quincy Thayer, Tyree O’Shea Hunter Russell, Julian Thayer Gray; and great-grandchildren, Lillian Thayer, June Thayer, Eloise Thayer, Bodie Thayer, Margaret Thayer, and Andrew Thayer.
Pamela is preceded in death by her first husband, David Thayer, Sr.; her father and mother; paternal grandparents, Fred and Ernestine (Scheib) Cook; and maternal grandparents, Leslie and Lillian (Smythe) Robinson.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 16, 2022 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, 11:00 a.m., at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home with V. Rev. William J. Canon Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove East Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Huron Valley or the Arbor Hospice Foundation.
