Pam J Cottrell Gray

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August 19, 1943 - March 14, 2022

Pamela “Pam” Jan Cottrell Gray of Sterlington, LA was born to the late A.D. and Azalea Cottrell in El Dorado, AR on August 19, 1943 and passed away in West Monroe, LA on March 14, 2022.
She was immersed in the Christian community that would be her lifelong support from an early age.  She was a paraprofessional in in the Ouachita Parish school system for many years and owned a paint and woodworking business.  The joint Venture.
Pam was blessed with a large and loving family.  She married her best friend.  James ‘Jim’ E. Gray on May  16, 1975 in El Dorado,  Pam and Jim were inseparable. Whether it be fishing, playing cards, working in the shop or chasing the grandkids.  When you saw one, you saw the other.  They also enjoyed traveling and visiting with friends.
Pam was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister and Mamaw to all.  She was kind, compassionate and giving Christian who loved her church, North Monroe Baptist. Pam (with the help of Jim) taught a married couples class for over 25 years.  They spent a lifetime in the Children’s ministry and lead the children’s choir for years. She was the Proverbs 31 woman.
She never met a stranger and was a good neighbor and friend to all.  She enjoyed rocking Grandbabies, hosting others and playing Pokena. Completing puzzles, decorating for the holidays,
Singing and playing the piano.
Pam is preceded in death by her parents and her in-laws, CF and Pauline Gray. Her sister Madrey Ann Carelock, Kevin Cupit and great grandson, Case Courson.
Pam is survived by her husband of 46 years, Jim Gray.  Children Shea Smalling (Alex).  Blake Sheby (Olivia).  Terease Brown (John) Jeffrey Gray (Libby). Kelye Cupit, Suzanne Hopkins (Erich).  She is survived by a host of grandchildren and greatgrand children. Brad, Ashton Courson (Brandon)  Tanner Wyatt. Sydney & Cassidy, Reed Smalling. She is survived by her sister Melanie Girard(Pat)  Jimmy & Carolyn Goldman and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pam wrote 09/26/2011
Great job on the web site and thanks you for all the hard work you guys did.  I promise to a better job of staying in touch and making the future meetings. Sorry I missed the last one.

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After graduating from high school in 1961, I went to work for a C.P.A. in El Dorado and worked there for one year. In the fall of l962, I attended Ouachita Baptist University for one year.  I married Cliff Shelby in August of l963. We moved to Ruston where he attended Louisiana Tech and I worked for the telephone company for four years. After he graduated we moved to West Monroe, LA. We had two children, one daughter, Shea (l967), and one son, Blake (l969). Cliff and I divorced in l973.
 
I met Jim in l974 and we married in May of l975. Jim has four children from a previous marriage, three daughters and one son. Jim worked for International Paper Company and retired from there after 40 years in 2004.
 
I worked in the school system in LA for about ten years. I also taught decorative painting classes for ten years. That was really fun! I taught in my shop in my back yard and women came from several small towns near Sterlington to take painting lessons. We had a ball!
 
We are very active in our church and I have taught a Life Group of younger adults for 20 plus years. I have been on the special events committee for 20 years helping to decorate for holidays and other occasions.

We have seven grandchildren who live in this area. Our oldest grandchild is 26 and teaches first grade in Sterlington and the youngest is  only four! So we stay busy attending a variety of their activities.

At the present time we don’t have any significant health issues, and we are so grateful to our awesome God who has blessed us so abundantly.

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