"Well done, good and faithful servant.' — Matthew 25:23

Those words beautifully reflect the life of our beloved father. A true man of God, he devoted his life to loving the Lord, serving his family, and blessing everyone who knew him. His faith was the foundation of his life, and his greatest joy was sharing God's love with others. Though we grieve his passing, we find comfort in knowing he has been welcomed home into the arms of his Savior. Our father lived a life that pointed others to God. His faith was not only something he believed—it was something he lived every day through his kindness, humility, generosity, and steadfast love. He taught us by example to trust God in every season, and his legacy of faith will continue to inspire our family for generations to come. 

Gregory Gray Bolden, known to all as THE Bishop…HaHaHa, returned to be with the Lord on Sunday August 2, 2026, at his home in Tupelo, MS. A man of God who lived the life of fasting, praying, and meditating in the word of God day and night. He was born to the proud parents of Eddie Rene (Green) Collins and J.D. Wesley Gray in Tupelo, MS in the house on September 4, 1961. He was truly a man of God who believed in the speaking the word of God ONLY. He was the Founder and Bishop of Miracle Life Ministries, Inc. where he served faithfully, with his whole heart till the very end. He went to Shannon High and later got licensed in Carpentry at Itawamba Community College. Bishop was an extremely hard worker who believed in doing things the right way or doing it himself. There was never a time that you wouldn’t see him working, whether it was mowing a church members yard, the church yard, or even a complete strangers’ yard. He was a carpenter by trade. Always working on something that he probably broke.. his vehicles, the church, the house, whatever he could get his hands on to fix, repair, take apart and building whatever it was his wife heart’s desire. He was a car fanatic! He loved cars but his love for Christ was greater. He always had a sermon in his heart that would never cease to come out in all his conversations. Bishop greatest accomplishment life was learning what it truly was to love God with his whole heart. He slept, walked, talked, preached, the word of God. His life was a testament of his walk with Christ. He didn’t move until the Holyspirit allowed him to. He lived what he taught and what he preached.

He leaves to cherish his loving wife of 45 years, Sandra (Westmoreland) Bolden, his mother, Eddie Rene Collins, Plantersville, MS, his sons Lanauda Bolden of Tupelo, MS and Emmanuel Bolden of Tampa, FL, his daughters, Dorjena Henegar (Michael), Shanta Bolden, Endia Ruff, and Denesha Beene, all of Tupelo, MS, 20 grandchildren whom he loved with his whole heart, one great grandchild, a host of special grandchildren, his sisters Debra Thompson, Purnie Spragin, Paulette Bolden Partlow all of Plantersville, MS, Allie M. Gray Jones of Plainfield, IL, Octavia S. Dortch of Chicago, IL, Cashurn Willis of Detroit, MI, brothers Lenell Bolden (Margo) Plantersville, MS, and Dennis Wayne Gray of Nettleton, MS, his loving sisters and brothers in love, his godchildren, a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. His beloved church family, Miracle Life Ministries, whom he loved with everything that was in him. He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Wesley Gray, his stepfather Maxie Collins, his grandmother and grandfather Shelby and Eddie Lee Green.