Oliver Kerwin Gray, age 81 of DeQueen, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Little River Nursing and Rehab in Ashdown. He was born June 26, 1935 in the Stringtown Community of Sevier County to the late Guy Oliver and Golda Stephens Gray. He was united in marriage to Willene Cox Gray August 21, 1954. Mr. Gray was a member of First Baptist Church in DeQueen. Kerwin worked for KCS Railroad for 10 years. During the latter part of this time, he took correspondence via LSU-Shreveport to get his degree in accounting. He was an accountant for Mid-Continent Steel in Shreveport until 1973, when he established his Certified Public Accountant firm in DeQueen, and retired in 2003. During that time, he was involved with the Arkansas Chapter of CPA's as Chairman of Management of the Accounting Practice Committee, Chairman of the Governmental Accounting Auditing Committee, and was the Arkansas State Board of Accounting charter member of the Quality Review Committee. Mr. Gray was also involved in numerous civic activities, including the DeQueen Chamber of Commerce and the DeQueen Rotary Club as President and Board of Directors, the Pine Tree Housing Committee and the Little River Housing Committee as Treasurer and Board of Directors. He served on the Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Center Committee as Vice-President, Program Committee Chairman, Finance Committee Chairman, and Board of Directors. He was President of the Sevier County Developmental Center, Inc. and Board of Directors for 29 years. Kerwin was president of the DeQueen Booster Club in 1987, served on the Vocational Advisory Council for DeQueen Public Schools, and was President and coach of numerous summer youth baseball leagues in the 1980's. Survivors include: Wife: Willene Gray of DeQueen. Son: Steve Gray and wife Tammy of Harrison, Ark. Two daughters: Sherry Chaney and husband Duane of DeQueen. Sandy Salsbury of DeQueen. Brother: Bill Gray and wife Judy of Perrysburg, Oh. Two sisters: MJ Cearley of Nashville, Ark. Sue Stinnett and husband James of Malvern, Ark. Six grandchildren: Rachel, Mackenzie, Nick, Jess, Kristen and Jessica, and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday, August 30, 10AM at Chandler Funeral Home, with Bro. Virgil Romine officiating. Burial will follow in Millwee Cemetery, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home of DeQueen. Visitation will be on Monday, Aug. 29th from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriner's Hospital.


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