Nansemond County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gray, SSG John E., 1944 

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JOHN EDWARD GRAY

SGT. JOHN E. GRAY KILLED IN FRANCE

   Staff Sgt. John Edward Gray has been killed in action in France, according 
to word received by his wife, Mrs. Sarah Stubbs Gray, of Norfolk.

   Sergeant Gray was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Gray of Scotland Neck, N.C. 
His mother was the former Miss Carrie Lassiter of Suffolk.  He was the 
grandson of the late Mrs. J.W. Bailey, lifelong resident of Suffolk, and the 
nephew of Mrs. Edward D. McConky, also of Suffolk.


Staff Sgt. John Edward GRAY, of Norfolk, 
b. 20 Oct 1914, NC, KIA 18 Jun 1944, France, 
interred in Normandy American Cemetery*, 
   Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, 
marked in Forest Lawn Cemetery**, Norfolk, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown 

*Find a Grave Mem. #56645053 

**Find a Grave Mem. #80390388 

Not given (Feb 2020) on the Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives list of 
   Forest Lawn interments: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-golde-grie.html 

His parents, John Brantley & "Carrie" Caroline Scott (LASSITER) GRAY, 
   are buried in Trinity Episcopal (a.k.a. Scotland Neck Baptist) Church 
   Cemetery, Scotland Neck, Halifax Co. NC. 
   (Find a Grave Mems. #68366374 & 68365663) 

His maternal grandmother, "Emma" Emmaline Roberta (PIPKIN LASSITER; Mrs. 
   James W.) BAILEY, is buried with her second husband in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 
   Suffolk.  Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 
   Her parents are buried in Block D, Lot 26: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt 

Her (donated, 1940) obit of is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b400e14o.txt 

Her widower's (donated, 1944) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b400j6ob.txt 

Her first husband, Walter Thomas LASSITER (1853-1880), is buried with 
   his parents in the Southall-Lawrence family cemetery, Murfreesboro, 
   Hertford Co., NC.  (Find a Grave Mem. #179248257) 

John m. Sarah Scott STUBBS, 21 Feb 1941, in Washington, DC. 

Sarah (1916-1987) 2m. Col. Ralph Wallace WHITE, 11 Aug 1945, 
   in Washington, DC.  They are entombed in Arlington National Cemetery. 
   (Find a Grave Mems. #32697001 & 32696996) 

Her parents are also buried in Forest Lawn - 
   Edgar Smith STUBBS: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-ster-sz.html 
   Sarah T. (SCOTT STUBBS; Mrs, Eugene H.) HOGE: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-hio-hoz.html 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/g600j3ob.txt