Elizabeth "Liz" Moats Gray, age 77 of Northport Alabama, passed away on June 27, 2026. Funeral services will be graveside at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Williamson Cemetery, Columbus St., Northport, Al. with Magnolia Chapel North directing.

Liz is survived by her brother, Milton Moats; stepdaughter, Patricia Zwemke; niece, Margaret Reed Hutton; and three cousins. Liz was preceded in death by her husband, William J, Gray; her parents, Frances McClure Moats, and William E. Moats, Sr; and her brother, William E. Moats, Jr.

Liz was born on July 3, 1948 in Savannah, Georgia. The family moved to the Birmingham Alabama area where she spent her youth, graduating from Berry High School in 1966. Liz attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa where she earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in education. Her career consisted primarily of serving persons with mental and physical disabilities through employment at Partlow State School, West Alabama Comprehensive Services and eventually operating her own business as a braille transcriptionist. Liz had a lifelong passion for training and caring for her German shepherds and other large breed dogs and was active in various kennel club activities and training events. She also had a multitude of other hobbies and passions including growing plants, feeding her birds and was a skilled photographer.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Humane Society of West Alabama (https://humanesocietyofwa.org.)