Gregory A. Myers Funeral Program

Brother Gregory Allen Myers, Sr. was born June 26, 1954, to Elsie Myers Lee and
John Ira Young. He transitioned to his heavenly home on February 28, 2024.

Brother Myers accepted Christ at an early age where he joined St. Mary Missionary
Baptist Church and served on the Usher Board.

Mr. Myers was a graduate of Mendenhall High School and attended Sumter Technical
College. Brother Myers enlisted in the United States Air Force in May 1973. After
completion of basic training and technical school, he was assigned the duty of an
Aerospace Control and Warning Systems Operation. Technical Sergeant Myers served at
nine (9) duty stations, received 21 awards which include one (1) Meritorious Service
Medal, three (3) Air Force Commendation Awards, Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force
Good Conduct Medal with one (1) Silver Cluster, National Defense Service Medal with
one (1) Bronze Star, Southwest Asia Service Medal with two (2) Bronze Stars,
Humanitarian Service Medal, Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon and Kuwait Liberation
Medal. After retirement, Brother Myers moved back home where he worked as a
Manager at AutoZone and Jimmy Smith's Auto Parts. Later, he worked at The Piney
Woods School as an Auto Mechanic Teacher and then head of Campus Security until he
retired once again.

Outside of work, Brother Myers enjoyed fishing, hunting, repairing and restoring cars,
gardening, watching Court TV and Westerns.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, JoAnn Lofton Myers; mother, Elsie Myers
Lee; father, John Ira Young; step-father, Ethel Lee; seven siblings, Charles Young, Dean
Brown, Elsie Marie Young, Michael Young, Sandra Young, Shirley Smith and Stacy Lee;
and his maternal grandmother, Flossie Myers.

He leaves to celebrate his life: a very loving and devoted wife of 38 years, Donna Myers;
three children, Gregory (Kelly) Myers, Jr. of Sumter, South Carolina, LaTangela (Aaron)
McKenzie of Gulfport, Mississippi, and Matthew (Emika Howard) Myers of Gulfport,
Mississippi; three grandsons, Joshua Myers, Ahmad McKenzie, and Alec McKenzie;
three granddaughters, Areana Myers, JaTevia Howard, and Jamairia Howard; one great
granddaughter, Elisia St. Francis; eight sisters, Gail Young-Hill, Barbara (Steve) Powell,
Kimberly Johnson, Rathen (Phillip) Cummings, Sandra Thompson, Sandra Young, Vera
N'Diaye, and Yolonda (Derrick) Brown; four brothers, David Young, Ira Young, Michael
Young, and Randall Lee; and a host of nieces, nephews, and in-laws.