Funeral services were held on 03/02/2023 at Immanuel Chapel, with a burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.
Gregory Charles Christian (Greg) was born on July 7, 1970 in North Little Rock, Arkansas and joined the family of Paul A. Christian, Sr. and Clarice Lester Christian.
Being part of a Navy family, Greg grew up in Ft. Smith, AR, Virginia Beach, VA; Pensacola, Fl. Longview, TX and San Diego, CA school systems. He played basketball at Morris High School, San Diego, CA and graduated in 1988. He briefly attended Grossmont College.
Greg was baptized and participated in church and youth activities in each state, mostly St. Mark CME Church in Texas, St. John CME Church, and Immanuel Chapel Christian Church in San Diego. He remained a supporter of his mother’s church into adulthood, helping with the feeding ministry and table/tent set ups.
Greg loved cars, had vision and an entrepreneurial spirit. He created gadgets and technologies that are still in use today. He also owned and operated several small businesses.
Greg traveled extensively but for the past 7 years lived and worked in Des Moines, Iowa as a manager at Menard Corporation, after working at the family bookstore in San Diego.
After suffering a stroke on December 31, 2022, Greg was called home to be with the Lord on February 1, 2023. Greg was a man of faith and believed in the power of prayer. His favorite song during the last days of life on earth was “Fix Me Jesus, Fix Me.”
Greg was preceded in death by his grandparents CJ and Rosie Christian and Clarence Lewis and Odessa Lester; and two uncles, Charles Christian and James Christian.
Gregory’s memory lives on through his parents, Paul Sr. and Pastor Clarice Christian, Brothers Paul Christian Jr. and Marcus Christian; his most beloved daughter Chassity Christian (Deshon), his step children, Melanie Carter, Deviyon Carter (Emiliana), Dominique Jones (Patrick), Ashley Amey (Quinton) their mom Sandra Jones and their children; Uncle Wendell Christian and Aunt Mary E. Moore; Uncle William Lester (Mary) a host of cousins and other family and friends, including classmates, friends/co-workers at Menards and the Laughing Crab in Des Moines, Iowa, and his Immanuel Chapel Church family.
