1895 - 1971 (76 years)
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| Name |
Barker, Viola Maude |
| Birth |
1895 |
Wayne County, Illinois  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Reference Number |
BARK.V001 |
| _FGRAVE |
80338073 |
| Death |
19 Dec 1971 |
lney, Richland County, Illinois |
- Mrs. Viola Maude Gray, age 76, of 310 W. Butler Street was pronounced dead on arrival yesterday evening at the Richland Memorial Hospital.
She had been in ill health in recent weeks.
Mrs. Gray was born in Wayne County, the daughter of John Barker and Nettie Smith Barker.
She and her husband operated a farm in Denver township for many years and had moved to Olney about 3 years ago. She was a member of the Noble United Methodist Church.
She was married to Robert Ashley Gray on May 23, 1918.
She leaves her husband and five children: Mrs. Charley (Corene) Black and Mrs. John (Freda) Nix both of Olney, William and Dale Gray, both of Noble, and Mrs. Donald (Joan) Gayer of Calhoun. There are 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Other survivors are a half brother, Robert Wells of Noble, a step-brother Charles Wells of Olney, and a step-sister, Mrs. Rose King of Rock, Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M Wednesday in the Memorial Chapel of the Summers-Marshall Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Brown officiating. Interment will be in the Crest Haven Memorial Park.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 P.M. and from 7 to 9 P.M. Tuesday.
Obiit from an Olney, IL newspaper
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| Burial |
Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois |
| Person ID |
I59043 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
9 Dec 2025 |
Family  |
Gray, Robert Ashley, b. 15 Aug 1895, Richland County, Illinois d. 22 May 1985, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 89 years) |
| Children |
| > | 1. Gray, William T. S. 'Bill', b. 19 Sep 1926, Richland County, Illinois d. 28 Jun 2003, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F20799 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Oct 2026 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 1895 - Wayne County, Illinois |
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 | Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois |
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