She loved gardening, and visiting and helping the sick.
She was an employee at Magnavox for 35 years.
Mitzi is survived by her husband of 42 years, David Gray, Sr.; step-children: David Gray II and Vickie Gray; a grandson that she raised and thought of as her own son: Wesley Gray; a special cousin, Patsy Miller; step-grandchildren: Chelsea Gray, Distani Summer Gray and Tiffany Hillman; a step-great grandchild: Averie Gray; a nephew and his wife: Jamie and Amanda Beamer; great niece and great nephew: Jacob and Deborah Beamer; and a cousin: Dennis Beamer.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father: Clara and Willard Beamer; her brothers: Lynn and Jim Beamer; a niece: Tammy Beamer; and a cousin: Denise Beamer.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.
The funeral service will be held on Friday at 1 pm in the chapel of Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Jennings officiating.
Interment will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be family and friends.
The family would like to give a special thank you to her nurses: Mitzi Kemp, Allie; her caretakers: Gertrude and Lesie; and all the staff at Smokey Mountain Hospice.
The family requests that due to COVID-19, masks be worn and social distancing be observed.