Molly Creadick Gray

Aiken - Mrs. Molly Creadick Gray, 86, passed away Saturday August 10, 2024.

Molly was born in Buffalo NY, daughter of the late John C. Creadick and Laura Liles Creadick.

Growing up in Aiken Molly became a lover of horses and riding in the Hitchcock Woods. She eventually built a house on a hill where she would ride as a teen and dream of her future house. She not only loved to ride in the woods but was an avid nature photographer and loved spending time in the woods photographing the things she saw and was a member of the Aiken Camera Club. She was a sponsor of and a volunteer at the Horse Show in the Woods, one of her favorite events in Aiken. She always took a turn taking tickets at the gate and greeting everyone.

Molly was a graduate of Coker, then college but now University which she would proudly tell everyone. She began her teaching career on St. Simon’s Island but returned to Aiken to teach at the elementary school. If you visit the library and go to the Gray Family Reading Room you will be standing in her classroom. She also taught at Aiken Day School and Mead Hall and was an active member of St. Thaddeus Church for many years. She took great joy in creating beautiful arrangements for the altar. When Molly wasn’t teaching or riding in the woods, she could be found at the Aiken Community Playhouse, singing in Hopelands Gardens, or in one of the famous Aiken Heart Shows. Her love of the theater and of music was passed on to her children. She also loved a good party and was an amazing cook and hostess. Later in life she discovered court tennis and loved playing here in Aiken and going to Philadelphia and Rhode Island to watch friends play. Many people were blessed with the gifts of her latest passion which was to paint pictures of the pets of her friends. While she sporadically painted for years, in the last few years she joined an art class and loved the painting and camaraderie of the classes. 

 Molly, or Maja as the grandkids called her, loved her family with all her heart and was loved by all who knew her. While she is gone from this earth, she will forever be present in Aiken. 

She is survived by her daughter, Lynne Gray, Aiken; her son, Geoffrey Liggett (Peggy) Gray, Ft. Mill, SC; grandchildren, Conner Reitz, Claire Smoot, Cameron (Karolina) Marple, and Cody (Kelly) Marple.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter L. Gray, and brother, John D. Creadick.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 17, 2024, at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Marshall Jolly officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please direct memorials to Hitchcock Woods Foundation, P.O. Box 1702, Aiken, SC 29802.

SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Molly’s online guest book may be signed by visiting www.shellhousefuneralhome.com