Ashes of the “Bear Lady” Kay Grayson Scattered
Kay Grayson or the “Bear Lady” in Tyrrell County was found dead in January of this year. She lived in an isolated area and loved and protected the black bears that lived in the woods around her home near the small community of Alligator in Eastern North Carolina. Only pieces of torn clothes, hair and bone were discovered in the woods about 200 yards from her trailer. Law officials say it is possible she had been pulled into the woods by bears. How she died is unknown. A recent autopsy by the N.C. Medical Examiner’s Office in Greenville resulted in the cause of death to be undetermined. Her niece stated her aunt’s body was cremated and her ashes were placed on her property. The isolated property she loved so she could be near the black bears she cared about so deeply.
Grayson was last seen about two weeks before she was found dead in January of this year. Sheriff reports are that there was “no indication of foul play”. Grayson had lived in the remote area near the small community of Alligator east of Columbia since the early 1990’s. She loved nature and she loved the black bears and would often complain about the hunting of the bears. It was reported she used to feed the bears, some of them even eating right out of hand.
Rest in Peace Kay
