Clyde M. "Skip" Gray, Jr.

Clyde M. "Skip" Gray, Jr., age 77, of Wellsburg, W.VA., formerly of Mars, passed away on Friday evening, January 23, 2026 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 23, 1948, he was the son of Clyde M. "Rosie" and Clara Kristian Gray.

Skip worked for 34 years as a custodian and maintenance man at the Mars Area School District.

He had served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was a member of Mars V.F.W. Post 7505 and the Mars American Legion Post 787.

A Life Member of the Mars Volunteer Fire Company, now Adams Area Fire District, he had been a fire policeman and a firefighter.

He was a member of the Valencia United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara A. Wise Gray, who he married on June 30, 1973, two sons, Adam Gray (Brittany) and Matthew Gray, both of Wellsburg and his grandchildren, Maxx and Mina Gray.

Friends will be received at the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc. 238 Crowe Ave. Mars, PA on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 4-8 PM. Services will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at the funeral home with Rev. Robert Martin, officiating. Burial will be in Mars Cemetery. Memorial donations may be given directly to the family for their assistance or at the following link: https://gofund.me/113661a3b.  Directions and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.