Herman Earl Gray (1905 - 1975)

Born 11 Sep 1905 in Fayette, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Mae (Low) Gray — married 27 Nov 1932 in Gonzales Co. Texas

Died 17 Sep 1975 at age 70 in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, United States

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Biography

Burial

Gonzales Memorial Park Cemetery Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, USA ^[1]

Obituary

Gonzales Inquirer Sep. 18, 1975

Earl Gray Services Held Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the Seydler-Hill chapel for Earl Gray who died at his home on the Waelder Road at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The Rev. David Davidson, pastor of the Eastside Baptist Church and the Rev. Randel Everet, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating at t he service with burial following in the Woodmen Cemetery.

Mr. Gray was born in Fayette County on September 11, 1905, the son of J.A. and Stella Rich Gray, native Texans. He had been a member of the Eastside Baptist Church for 24 years and was married November 27, 1932, to Eva Low. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the world Lodge. Until his retirement , he had owned and operated a service station on East Avenue near his home.

Survivors are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Linda) Grauke, Gonzales; two grandchildren, Donald Wayne and Rynda Gayle Grauke, Gonzales; one sister, Mrs. J.H. (Jimmie) DuBose of Thompsonville; and one brother, O.E. Gray of Flatonia.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91042446/herman_earl-gray: accessed February 26, 2024), memorial page for Herman Earl Gray (11 Sep 1905–17 Sep 1975), Find A Grave: Memorial #91042446, citing Gonzales Memorial Park Cemetery, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Cindy S Munson (contributor 47210136).

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2MF-1KP : accessed 25 January 2016), Earl Gray in household of James A Gray, Justice Precinct 6, Fayette, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,565.

• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HYDZ-SMM : accessed 29 Mar 2014), Earl Gray in household of James A Gray, Precinct 3, Gonzales, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0011, sheet 2A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 2337.

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWVL-CT3 : accessed 29 Mar 2014), Earl Gray, Justice Precinct 7, Gonzales, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89-19, sheet 7B, family 130, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 4041.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGT-V3GF : Fri Oct 06 10:52:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl Gray and Eva Gray, 10 April 1950.

• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K386-HLZ : Thu Jan 25 18:26:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Herman Earl Gray and J A Gray, 17 September 1975.