Obituary Andrew J. Wray

The Times Dispatch, (Richmond, Virginia), Thursday, 24 Oct 1918, page 7. Retrieved from Newspapersdotcom. Image Enhanced, cleaned and imprinted with publisher and published date.

Andrew J. Wray died yesterday morning [23 Oct 1918] at 11 o’clock at the home of his son, John M. Wray, 1416 Garland Avenue, Baron Heights, aged seventy-six years. Mr. Wray was engaged in the stone and marble business in this city for a number of years, retiring about four years ago on account of ill health, having suffered a stroke of paralysis at that time. He was also a well-known Confederate veteran having enlisted in the Confederate army when a youth and served throughout the struggle. He also took an active part in Lee Camp. His wife, who was Miss Sarah Ann Minor, died last July. He is survived by two sons, George S. and John M. Wray, and three daughters. Mrs. William M. Myers, Mrs. L. B. Stainback, and Mrs. Frank B. Grubbs. He was the brother of George A. Wray, Mrs. John Burnette and Mrs. Amelia Fuller and half-brother of James and Henry Wallen, Mrs. Emma Burch and Mrs. B. F. Stone.”