Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Gray, Reuben L., 1958 

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REUBEN LAWRENCE GRAY

   Reuben Lawrence Gray, 75, husband of the late Mrs. Mary Stakes Gray, and 
son of the late Riddick* R. and Addie R. Gray, died Wednesday morning at the 
home of his daughter, Mrs. J.D. Parker, Gates, N.C.

   He was a native of Southampton County, and a resident of Gates for the last 
seven years.  He was a member of the Franklin Baptist Church.

   Besides his daughter, he is survived by two sons, Murden E. Gray, Winston-
Salem, N.C., and Reuben L. Gray, Jr., USAF; two daughters, Mrs. J.C. Hand, 
Newport News, and Mrs. Robert Falson, Carrsville; three brothers, Robert S. 
Gray, Franklin, Fenton Gray, Richmond and William Gray, Smithfield; one 
sister, Mrs. Eva Watson, Richmond; 21 grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.

   The funeral arrangements will be announced later


Reuben Lawrence/Linwood GRAY, retired Union-Camp machinist, 
   former farmer & sawyer, 
b. 26 Sep 1883, Southampton Co., d. 10 Dec 1958, Gates Co., NC, 
interred in Riverside Cemetery (Episcopal Section, Plot 22*), Courtland, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 54, No. 7, Thurs., Dec. 11, 1958, 
   Sect. I, p. 8 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 

A photo of Reuben and one of his gravestone - added by Frances Flick - 
   are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #24394909; it shows Reuben Linwood. 

His wife's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," "Suffolk News-Herald," & "Tidewater 
   News," May 1952) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g600m7ob.txt 

D.Cert. 33243 (Reynoldson Dist.) also gives Reuben Lawrence, son of Riddick R. 
   GRAY. 

His father's name was Mills R. GRAY, as shown by Mills' marriage record, 
   appended to his widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 21, 1927), posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/g600a3ob.txt 

Addie's obit states she was buried "in the old Gray family burying ground 
   near Capron" - location not known (Dec 2025) to SCHS Cemetery Project. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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