Clarence Junior "Sonny Burns" Gray

Mr. Clarence Junior "Sonny Burns" Gray, 79 of Osceola, AR passed away on December 10, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.. He was born March 6, 1937, in Memphis, Tenn. to the late Clarence Leslie Gray and Ola Mae Lindsay Burns. He was an employee of Bunge Corporation in Osceola for many years and retired in 2002. He was also a volunteer fireman for the Osceola Fire Department and retired as a Lieutenant in 1991.

Clarence is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Helen Gray Hicks and Geraldine Gray Starrick; four half-brothers, Lester Burns, Vester Burns, Chester Burns and James Burns; one step-daughter, Barbara Harrelson Morris and one grandson, Robert Graham Hill.

Clarence is survived by his wife of 52-years Rebecca Jane Wright Harrelson Gray of Osceola;

One daughter: Anita Elizabeth Gray of Osceola;

Three step-daughters Donna Harrelson (Richard) McClain, of Jacksonville, Fla., Deborah Harrelson of Lexington, N.C. and Linda Harrelson of Osceola;

Four half-sisters Pauline Ayotte of Osceola, Lucille Stone of Poughkeepsie, Betty Burns (Ronald) Burkholder of West Memphis and Mary Burns (Philip) Johnson of Hardy, Ark.;

Eight grandchildren;

Eight great-grandchildren;

Numerous nieces and nephews and one special god daughter of Elizabeth Gray, Chassidy West (Zack) Crawford.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Roller-Swift Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Roller Swift Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens.

An online guestbook can be found at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.