Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Gant, Wm. F., Dr. d. 1893 b. d. 1893 cem. Pleasant Hill Cemetery nee: pd. p. Ray County Conservator obit: Went the Morphime Route. News reached here last Saturday announcing the death of Dr. Wm. F. Gant, of Grayson, from an overdose of morphine taken with suicidal intent. The doctor was a native of Ray county and a son of Dr. J. D Gant, one of the old residents of Knoxville. His remains were brought to Knoxville township Sunday and buried at Pleasant Hill cemetery. We failed to learn the full particulars of his untimely death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------