BATON ROUGE — Services for Albert L. Gray, 80, of Baton Rouge, who died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Heritage Manor, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Merlin Liverman and the Rev. Ron Tyndall officiating.

Visitation will be at the chapel today from 4 to 7 p.m. and Monday beginning at 9 a.m. until services begin.

Burial will follow at the Resthaven Gardens of Memory.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16

Mr. Gray was a native of Natchez and retired from the Capital City Press after nearly 29 years of service. He served in the United States Air Force during the occupation of Japan. He was also a member of Parkview Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his brother, George Gray.

Survivors include his wife, Zelma Sims Gray; two daughters, Rebecca “Lynn” Roberts and husband, Leonard, of Dickinson, Texas, Marcia Gray, of Baton Rouge; one son, Edwin Kieth Gray and wife, Julia, of Sherwood, Ark.; three sisters, Mary Ann King, Valerie Pritchard and Hazel June, all of Natchez; one brother, Paul Gray of Kenner; five grandchildren, Wendy Roberts O’Brien, Daryl Pennington Jr., Danielle Pennington-Guerin, Aaron Roberts and Jonathan Gray; three great-grandchildren, Nicole Guerin, Mason and McKenna O’Brien.

Memorial donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area in Baton Rouge at 3772 North Blvd. Suite B Baton Rouge, LA 70806.