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Sgt George William Gray Jr.

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Sgt George William Gray Jr. Veteran

Birth
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, USA
Death
27 Sep 1989 (aged 71)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Blanchard, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.5846291, Longitude: -93.8897629
Plot
East row 12 right northeast
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George William Gray, Jr.

BOSSIER CITY, LA – Services for Mr. George William Gray, Jr., 71, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 1989 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Charles Chance, retired Baptist minister. Masonic graveside rites will be at Blanchard Cemetery in Blanchard, La.

Mr. Gray died Wednesday, September 27, 1989 at Schumpert Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Marshall, Texas and had been a Bossier and Blanchard resident for 40 years. Mr. Gray was a Baptist. He was a member of Blanchard Masonic Lodge #447 F&AM, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force. Mr. Gray was a retired Welding Instructor for Shreveport-Bossier Vo-Tech.

He is survived by one son, William Moore of Mooringsport, La.; three daughters, Betty Spears of Benton, La., Linda Berry of Greenwood, La., and Ann Staton of Blanchard, La.; one sister, Leta Strong of Marshall, Texas; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Delmar Ward, James Moreau, Stephen Brandao, Danny Bernard, Sammy Guarisco and Michael Cocherell.

Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Sep. 29, 1989, Friday, p. 14-A:

Special thanks to Shawn Bohannon (#47062096) Findagrave contributor for providing the above obituary.
George William Gray, Jr.

BOSSIER CITY, LA – Services for Mr. George William Gray, Jr., 71, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 1989 at Rose-Neath's Bossier Chapel. Officiating will be the Rev. Charles Chance, retired Baptist minister. Masonic graveside rites will be at Blanchard Cemetery in Blanchard, La.

Mr. Gray died Wednesday, September 27, 1989 at Schumpert Medical Center following a short illness. He was born in Marshall, Texas and had been a Bossier and Blanchard resident for 40 years. Mr. Gray was a Baptist. He was a member of Blanchard Masonic Lodge #447 F&AM, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force. Mr. Gray was a retired Welding Instructor for Shreveport-Bossier Vo-Tech.

He is survived by one son, William Moore of Mooringsport, La.; three daughters, Betty Spears of Benton, La., Linda Berry of Greenwood, La., and Ann Staton of Blanchard, La.; one sister, Leta Strong of Marshall, Texas; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Delmar Ward, James Moreau, Stephen Brandao, Danny Bernard, Sammy Guarisco and Michael Cocherell.

Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Sep. 29, 1989, Friday, p. 14-A:

Special thanks to Shawn Bohannon (#47062096) Findagrave contributor for providing the above obituary.

Inscription

SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

GPS +32.58463,-93.88976



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  • Created by: JB BERRY
  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43249157/george_william-gray: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt George William Gray Jr. (8 Jan 1918–27 Sep 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43249157, citing Blanchard Memorial Cemetery, Blanchard, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by JB BERRY (contributor 47068852).