Sammy Gray 1949-1954

GRAY, ANDERSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/25/2007 at 23:19:00

Onawa Democrat, Onawa, Monona County, Iowa

8 July 1954

Sammy Gray Died at Kansas City, Missouri

Sammy Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Gray was born July 3, 1949 at Onawa, Iowa and passed from this life June 29, 1954 at the age of 5 years and 11 months at Kansas City, Missouri.

He leaves to mourn his passing his parents and two sisters, Judith age 7 and Christina age 20 months, also the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson of Little Sioux, also Aunts and Uncles and cousins and great grandfather, John E Gries of Onawa.

Sammy died of cancer and had been ill since November . His picture has appeared in the Kansas City Star several times as it was a rare case of cancer which affected the bones and bloodstream.

Mrs Harry Anderson went to Kansas City, Mo, Wednesday to attend the funeral of her grandson, Sammy Gray. She went with her son Raymond E Gray and wife of Delhi, Iowa