Virginia A. "Vir" (Gardner) Gray's 2nd grade class at Page Accommodation Schools, 1964-1965 school year, Page, Arizona

Virginia A. "Vir" (Gardner) Gray's 2nd grade class at Page Accommodation Schools, Page, Arizona, 1965-1966 School year

"Page Pioneer" Virginia A. "Vir" (Gardner) Gray, age 96, July 2012 in Buckeye, Arizona

July 2012, Buckeye, AZ - Virginia A. "Vir" (Gardner) Gray (96) & Harvey Logan Gray (95)

"Page Pioneer" Virginia A. (Gardner) Gray was born January 30, 1916, and died November 25, 2013. She was an elementary school teacher in Page, Arizona from 1958-1966, and 1971-1975. She was married to "Page Pioneer" Logan Gray (October 25, 1916 - February 28, 2013) on May 17, 1942 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Virginia's husband (pictured here):
U.S. Veteran Harvey L. Gray, 96, of Buckeye, AZ passed away Thursday February 28, 2013 at the Heart Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Harvey Logan Gray was born October 25, 1916 west of Mulhall, OK on the Gray/Bellille homesteads. He was 4th of five children, three girls and two boys born to Harvey McClain and Julia Ann (Bellille) Gray. Logan grew up farming with his father in Oklahoma. He left for California in 1939. He trained with and worked for Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach until 1942, when he married Virginia Gardner on May 17, 1942 in Las Vegas, NV. Harvey transferred to the Douglas plant in Tulsa,OK. He was drafted immediately, and enlisted in the Navy. Harvey was a WW II combat veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy on the aircraft carrier USS Manila Bay from 1943-1946. Returning from service, Harvey worked as a mechanic, first for Dale Wilson Chevrolet in Marshall, OK, and then for Cummins Engine Company in Indianapolis, IN. In 1958, the Gray's moved to Page, AZ where Logan worked as a heavy duty mechanic on Glen Canyon Dam. He and Virginia moved to Orofino, ID in 1966, where they owned and operated Clearwater Court while Logan worked on the nearby Dworshak Dam. Then it was back to Arizona in 1971, where he worked on the APS Navajo power plant at Page, AZ. He moved to Wintersburg, AZ in 1975 and was employed by Bechtel during the construction of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. After retiring in 1981, Logan and Virginia lived in Crescent, OK for a few years but moved back to Buckeye, AZ in 1988. Logan enjoyed fishing and wood working. He liked to travel with the Good Sams and visit with family and friends. He was a 32nd degree Mason and life member of the Crescent, OK Masonic Lodge . He was a member of the Crescent Rebekah's and Odd Fellows, American Legion, VFW and Teamsters Union. Logan attended many USS Manila Bay reunions and served on the reunion committee. He was an active member of the Community Church of Buckeye UMC in Buckeye, AZ. Logan was preceded in death by his parents and all of his siblings: Evelyn Gray, Ina Kimberling, Lenora Phelan and Cecil Gray; nephew James Kimberling and niece Jacquelynn Horn. Survivors include wife, Virginia, of the home, his son James Gray of Buckeye, AZ, three nieces: Connie (Franklin) Pardue of Crescent, twin nieces Vicki (Robert) Nealis of Crescent and Nicki Keele of Crescent/Tulsa, OK. Two nephews: Larree Phelan of Coloma, CA and Steve Kimberling of Lewiston, ID. He is also survived by 7 great nephews, 2 great nieces, 4 great-great nephews, 3 great-great nieces, 2 great-great-great nieces and 2 great-great-great nephews and friends beyond count. Funeral services were held Saturday March 9, 2013 at the Community Church of Buckeye UMC in Buckeye, AZ with Pastor Bob Lind officiating. Cremation was done by Neptune Society/Phoenix, AZ. A service will be held Saturday, March 16 at the Abernathy-Aaron Funeral Home chapel in Crescent, OK at 11:00 a.m. with burial of ashes to follow in the Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy-Aaron Funeral Home Crescent, OK. The family suggests Memorials be made to the Crescent First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 515 Crescent, OK 73028.