GARY TRAVIS
ELDER
On August 25, 2024 Gary Travis entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When informed that his advanced leukemia was terminal, Gary said, ``I am excited to see Jesus.`` Gary lived and died with that enthusiasm for the great salvation God had provided through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He never lost sight of that ``living hope.``
Gary was an Elder at Grace Church of Philly nearly from its inception in 2010. He served faithfully preaching, counseling, leading men's Bible studies and discipling university students.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Querethea; his children, John (Madeleine) and Lora Ehling (Tim); and grandchildren James, Nathaniel, Thomas, Matthew, Christina and Peter. Gary is also survived by his siblings, Willis (Nancy), Marene Graham, Joanne Brown (Dan), Bill (Elyse), as well as many nieces, nephews, and spiritual family members. He was predeceased by his parents, Mary Jane and Willis Travis, three brothers, Joseph, Jonathan, and Wayne who died in infancy, and his younger sister, Karen Beth Rimmey, whose husband, Gary Rimmey, survives her.