Lowrey Franklin "Frankie" Gravley
1937 - 2022

Lowrey Franklin "Frankie" Gravley entered his Eternal Home on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, while surrounded by his loving family. He was 84. Frankie was raised in Carrollton by his paternal grandmother and grandfather, May and Jake Gravley. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Anne Powers-Gravley; son and wife Lynn and Dianne Gravley; son and wife Jeff and Audra Gravley; grandsons Franklin Hunter Gravley and wife Amber, and Garrett Lynn Gravley; granddaughters Alyssa Brooke Gravley-Kelley and husband Paul, Peyton LaReice Gravley and Caden Paige Gravley; great-grandsons Franklin Tex Gravley and Walker Paul Kelley; brother Tom Bowen; sister Charlene Hartline, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers Billy John Gravley and Les Harmon; grandparents Jake and May Gravley; father John Lewis Gravley; mother Pat Bowen and stepfather C.W. Bowen. Frankie graduated from Carrollton High School in 1955 and served as president of his junior and senior classes. During this time, he was a member of the National Honor Society. He graduated with a BS in Pharmacy at the University of Texas in Austin in 1959, where he was on the honor roll. He was a member of the Phi Delta Chi pharmacy fraternity, where he served as secretary and president. He later did graduate work at the University of North Texas. He was a Registered Pharmacist until the time of his death. During his career, he worked as a pharmacist for Skillern's, Wards and Tom Thumb-Page. While at Tom Thumb-Page, he held the positions of pharmacist, store director, pharmacy supervisor, district manager, divisional vice president of the Page Drug Division and corporate vice president. He received the Robert B. Cullum Award in 1988, and after 25 years, retired from Randalls/Tom Thumb. Frankie served on the Gunter ISD Board of Trustees (as president and vice president), Gunter Rural Water Board of Directors, Gunter ISD Foundation Trust Board of Directors, Cullum Co. Employee Federal Credit Union Board of Directors, and the FMI Technical Service Board. In 2014, he and his wife, Elizabeth, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gunter Area Chamber of Commerce for their outstanding dedication to the community of Gunter. A devout Christian, he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher and leader of various ministry groups for many years at First Baptist Church of Gunter. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Gunter. Interment will follow at Gunter Cemetery in Gunter. Visitation will be held Friday, February 11, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Gunter. While flowers are welcome, the family requests that any memorial donations be made to either First Baptist Church of Gunter or Valley Church of Christ in Gunter. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit tjmfuneral.com.