Mr. Brandon Michael Gray, 23, of Smithville, died Oct. 28 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born June 27, 1988, in Murfreesboro and was a factory worker. Brandon was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Bob and Bernice Coats, and paternal grandparents, William and Dixie Gray.Survivors include his mother, Reneé Coats, of Murfreesboro; father, Robert “Bob” Gray, of Woodbury; children, Kaidynce Gray and Aidyn Eley; and a sister, Kristina Gray, of Woodbury.