Eddy Co. NM - OBIT: OLETON E "JOHNNY" GRAY Submitted By: patti pennington ************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************ The following excerpts were taken from page 6A - The Carlsbad (NM) Current Argus - February 13, 2000 GRAY, OLETON Graveside services will be February 14 at Vashti Cemtery in Vashti, Texas, for Oleton E. "Johnny" Gray, 75, of Mission Arch in Roswell, NM. He died February 12 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell. Terpening and Son Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. He was born March 18, 1924, in Transylvania County, NC to Alexander Huston and Della Mae Allison Gray. He moved to Roswell on December 8, 1997, from Madill, Okla. He served in the Army during WWII. He was preceded in death by brothers, Floyd, Odell, Oly, Alvia and Velvia; and sisters, Annie Willie Gray and Leona Allison. Survivors include sons, Robert Gray of Sherman, TX, and Kenneth Gray of Sayre, Okla.; daughters, Sharion Ham of Artesia, and Tamara Gray of Dallas, TX; and six grandchildren.