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     Helen Gold Graham was buried at White Oak Grove Church Cemetery, Rt. 617, about 9 miles northwest of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3 She was born on January 17, 1913 at Auburn, Montgomery Co., Virginia.^2,1,3 She died on July 25, 1915 at Auburn, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 2.^1,3

     Richard Moyer Gray was buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Denver, Miami Co., Indiana.⁶ He was born on October 29, 1893 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^1,2,5 He married Gertrude Ethel May Sunday on February 10, 1913 at Denver, Miami Co., Indiana.² Richard Moyer Gray died on April 3, 1927 at Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana, at age 33.³

     Her Social Security Number was 223-72-4645.⁴ Carolyn C. Holmes was born on February 20, 1917 at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.^3,4,5 As of June 13, 1937,her married name was Gray.² She married James Lawrence Gray, son of Walter Clifford Gray and Allie Mae Perkins, on June 13, 1937 at Rocky Mount, Nash Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Carolyn C. Holmes died on January 30, 2004 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 86.^3,4

     James Lawrence Gray Jr. was born on December 7, 1939 at Rocky Mount, Edgecombe Co., North Carolina.¹ He died on January 30, 1949 at Norfolk, Virginia, at age 9.¹

     James Hubert Jones Jr. was buried at Bayleaf Baptist Church Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina.^2,3 He was born on February 16, 1944 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina.^1,2,3 He married Glenda Carolyn Gray, daughter of James Lawrence Gray and Carolyn C. Holmes, on December 29, 1963 at London Bridge, Virginia.^1,3 James Hubert Jones Jr. died on December 24, 2016 at Raleigh, Wake Co., North Carolina, at age 72.^2,3 He James Hubert "Jimmy" Jones, Jr., Feb 16, 1944 - Dec 24, 2016. RALEIGH - James H. “Jimmy” Jones, Jr., 72, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday December 24, 2016. He was born in Elizabeth City, NC the son of the late James H. Jones, Sr. and Mabel Roughton Jones. He was a member of the Bay Leaf Baptist Church. A funeral service will be held at Bay Leaf Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Jones is survived by his loving wife of 53 years; Glenda, son; Christian and his very special wife, our other daughter; Vickie Lynn, very special son-in-law; Shane Phelps and four precious grandchildren; Wade, Kendall, Lexy and Carson whom he loved so much. He was preceded in death by his daughter; Caroline Jones Phelps, his parents, a brother; W.R. Tillett and a sister; Frances Ross. Jim’s family would like to extend their love and appreciation to the Bone Marrow Transplant Team at UNC Hospital. on December 27, 2016.²

     Her Social Security Number was 317-22-3905.³ Gertrude Ethel May Sunday was buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Denver, Miami Co., Indiana.^2,4 She was born on August 23, 1893 at Denver, Miami Co., Indiana.^1,3,2 As of February 10, 1913,her married name was Gray.¹ She married Richard Moyer Gray, son of James Moses Gray and Alcora Catherine "Cora" Cannaday, on February 10, 1913 at Denver, Miami Co., Indiana.¹ Gertrude Ethel May Sunday died on September 26, 1972 at Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana, at age 79.²

     His Social Security Number was 307-14-5422.⁷ Richard Orville Gray was born on October 31, 1913 at Peru Township, Miami Co., Indiana.^2,8,3,5,9,7 He married Alice Louise Ross on October 31, 1937 at Miami Co., Indiana.^2,10,9 Richard Orville Gray died on June 9, 1973 at Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana, at age 59.^10,5,9 He Funeral services for Richard Gray, 59, of 603 Beerenbrook St., Plymouth, who died Saturday at Parkview Hospital, will be held Tuesday. Burial will be in the Mud Creek Chapel, Rochester. Mr. Gray died following an illness of three days. He was a former night security man in Plymouth and a former emplovee of the State Highway Department. He was a member of the Church of Christ and of Plymouth Kilwinning Lodge 149. He was born Oct. 31, 1913, in Peru, Ind. In 1937, at Macy, he married Alice Ross, who survives. They had lived in Plymouth the past 27 years. Other survivors are a son, Richard of Warsaw; his mother, Gertrude Gray of Akron; three grandchildren; four brothers, Edward, Robert and Garland, all of Akron, and John of Rochester; and five sisters, including Mrs. Katherine Benner of Warsaw, Mrs. Vivian Spence and Mrs. Lois Woolley, both of Akron, and Mrs. Mary Wise of Burkett. on June 10, 1973.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 304-09-2952.⁶ William Edward Gray Wm. Edward Gray, 93, of 827 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 7:17 p.m. Tuesday in the emergency room at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. Born in Denver, he was the son of Richard and Gertrude E. Sunday Gray. He lived in the Akron area since 1927, coming from Mentone and Miami County. He married Elizabeth Ann Arter on Jan. 14, 1942, in Akron, and she survives. Ed retired from Sonoco Products Co., Akron, in 1977 after 25 years there. He was the assistant plant manager in charge of production. He previously worked for True Temper or the Rittenhouse Company of Akron. He was stationed in Washington, D.C., as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. During that time, he stood guard over President Roosevelt's casket in the rotunda in Washington, D.C. He was a member of Akron United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing and golfing. In addition to his wife, Elizabeth Ann Gray of Akron, he is survived by a son, Philip E. and wife Ivy Gray, Fort Wayne; a granddaughter, Holly and husband Ted Raney, Fort Wayne; a grandson, Brian and wife April Gray, Fort Wayne; three great-granddaughters, Aliya Raney, Gretchen Raney and Morgan Miller; a great-grandson, Wyatt Raney; three sisters, Mary Ellen Wise, Warsaw, Vivian Spence, Rochester, and Lois and husband Allen Woolley, Akron; a brother, Garland "Bud" and wife Shirley Gray, Akron; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Cora Katherine Benner; and four brothers, Richard O., Clifford, John W. and Robert Gray. Burial will be at Akron Cemetery, where graveside military rites will be performed by LeRoy Shelton American Legion Post No. 36 and Manitou Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1343, both of Rochester.³ He was buried at Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Akron, Fulton Co., Indiana.^2,3,5 He was born on December 5, 1914 at Denver, Miami Co., Indiana; His draft card has a birth year of 1915.^{2,3,5,6,7,11,10} He married Elizabeth Ann Arter on January 14, 1942 at Akron, Fulton Co., Indiana.^3,12,4 William Edward Gray died on October 28, 2008 at Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at age 93.^2,3,5,6,11

     Robert Leroy Gray was buried at Akron I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Akron, Fulton Co., Indiana.^9,2 His Social Security Number was 303-16-0289.³ He was born on December 3, 1916 at Denver, Miami Co., Indiana; His draft card has a birth year of 1917.^7,2,8,4,10 He married Geneva Blanche Dillard on September 19, 1938 at Indiana.^7,11 Robert Leroy Gray died on July 1, 1996 at Akron, Fulton Co., Indiana, at age 79.^2,10