Mr. Graylin L. Hartford

God saw that the road was getting rough, and the hills were hard to climb. He gently closed those loving eyes and whispered, “Peace be Thine.” The weary hours, the days of pain and the sleepless nights are now passed. The ever-patient worn-out frame has found sweet rest at last. God saw that you were weary, so he did what he knows best. He came and stood beside you, and whispered, “Come and Rest.” You bade no one a last farewell, not even a goodbye. You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.

Graylin Lanell Hartford Sr. was a caring husband, father, son, brother, and friend. At the age of 31,  he departed this world in Houston, TX at HCA Pearland Hospital on April 14, 2025, at approximately 12:42 am. Graylin was born to Mr. Gregory Hollins and Mrs. Shonda Hartford-Scott on August 27, 1993, in Plaquemine, La. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, and was baptized at Mt. Salem Baptist Church, McCrea, LA.

Graylin graduated from University Park Academy in Houston, TX. After high school, he joined the US Army and was stationed in Germany for 4 years. He later became a Diesel Mechanic. Graylin was united in Holy Matrimony on October 8, 2022, to Ashton Hartford, and they shared two children.

Graylin leaves to cherish precious memories, a loving and devoted wife, Ashton Hartford; two children, Graylin Hartford, Jr. and Jordan Charles; loving parents, Gregory Hollins (Jeanine) and Shonda Hartford-Scott (Robert); loving siblings, Gregory Hartford, Makayla Hartford, Kaitlyn Washington, Jalacia Hollins, Ge’Marion Hollins, Ja’Nia Hollins, and Jniya Hollins; loving grandpa, Eddie Hartford (Sharon); loving mother in-law, Shauna Duncan; loving father in-law, Roderick Smith I; loving brother in-law, Roderick Smith II (Tayja); loving Godmother, Doris Holmes; one God child, Cameron Gibson Jr. and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends.

Graylin is proceeded in death by grandparents, Carolyn Grass and Rosa Mary Daily and brother Gerell Hollins.

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