Lucy V. (Ramsay) Gray
Born: August 16, 1888 at Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 24, 1979 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois
Buried: Lot 35
Lot Owner: Frank Gray, purchased in 1934
Married: Frank F. Gray on August 16, 1909 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Children: Marguerite Bayse, Nellie, James Edward, Warren Ramsay, twins and Maurice Lee
Parents: W. J. and Melissa (Helphrey) Ramsay
Lucy V. (Vivian) Gray
Lucy V. Gray, 91, 1030 W. Van Buren Street, Auburn, died at 3:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 24, at the Haven Convalescent Center, Springfield.
She was born August 16, 1888, at Newton, Iowa, the daughter of William J. and Melissa Helphrey Ramsay. She married Frank F. Gray, on August 16, 1909, at Newton, Iowa
Surviving are her husband, Frank; one daughter, Mrs. John (Marguerite) Bayse, of Springfield; one son, Warren R. Gray, of Springfield; and two grandsons and one granddaughter.
Remains were taken to Bramley Funeral Home where visitation was held Thursday evening. Removal was made to Wallace Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa, where services were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, October 27 with burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Newton, Iowa. ~ The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, Illinois, November 1, 1979.2
Frank Gray Jr.
Born: April 24, 1891 in Kellogg1, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: December 22, 1981 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois
Buried: Lot 35
Lot Owner: Frank Gray, purchased in 1934
Married: Lucy Ramsay on August 16, 1909 in Jasper Co., Iowa1
Children: Marguerite Bayse, Nellie, James Edward, Warren Ramsay, twins and Maurice Lee
Parents: Franklin and Lucinda (Ferguson) Gray
Family Group Sheet: Frank Gray, Jr.
Frank F. Gray dies Tuesday;
rites Monday
NEWTON - Frank F. (Fogel) Gray, 90, of Auburn, Ill., a former resident of Newton, died Tuesday morning at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Wallace Funeral Home.
The Rev. David Raymond, pastor of the Congregational United Church of Christ, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 a.m. Monday.
Survivors are a son, Warren Gray of Springfield, Ill; a daughter, Mrs. John O. (Marguerite) Bayse of Springfield, Ill.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lucy, in 1979 and six children.
Mr. Gray, who had retired from the grocery business, was a member of the Christian Church.
The son of Franklin and Lucinda Ferguson Gray, he was born April 24, 1891.
He was married to Lucy Ramsay Aug. 16, 1909 in Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, Dec. 23, 1981.
James E. Gray
Born: September 9, 1914 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: June 30, 1934 in Cassville, Barry Co., Missouri
Buried: Lot 35
Lot Owner: Frank Gray, purchased in 1934
Parents: Frank and Lucy (Ramsay) Gray
James Gray
James Gray, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray, Jr., died Saturday about midnight at Cassville, Mo., following nearly a year's illness from tuberculosis.
James Gray was born in Newton, September 9, 1914, and lived here until moving to Cassville, four months ago with his parents, who live on a farm there. He attended the Newton schools and prior to his illness was employed by Wendell Mulbrook in his motorcycle delivery service.
Surviving relatives include his parents; two sisters, Mrs. John Bayse of Newton and Nellie of Cassville; two brothers, Warren and Maurice Lee of Cassville, and his grandfather, Frank Gray, sr. who also makes his home at Cassville. The entire family with the exception of the grandfather, is expected to arrive in Newton today. ~ Jasper Co. Record, July 5, 1934.
Infant Male and Female Twins3
Born: April 12, 1927 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: April 16, 1927 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Parents: Frank Jr. and Lucy Ramsay Gray
1. Jasper Co. Iowa Marriage Record 3 1907-1916, page 35 #4827
2. Kindly researched and forwarded by Mrs. Shirley A. Aleguas, volunteer with the Sangamon Genealogical Society.
3. Jasper Co., Iowa Death Records, Book 1, page 139.