OBITUARY - Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN)
Harry Maxwell "Max" Gray, 96, 1008 Falls Ave., Wabash, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at his home.
He was born Nov. 14, 1908, in Wabash to Harry and Jessie (Gunder Rhodes) Gray. He married Vanda Miller on Feb. 11, 1931, in Bloomington. She died Feb. 1, 1985.
He was a member of the Wabash High School wrestling team, which won the state in 1926. He received a scholarship to Indiana University and wrestled under the famed coach W.H. Thom.
Mr. Gray worked at Prudential Insurance for 37 years. He had a passion for the arts. He won many ribbons, best-of-shows and an all-Indiana award during his 25 years of photography. His love of photography aroused his interest in painting, which he began at age 59. The hundreds of photographs and slides he had taken as a photographer provided him with an endless source of subjects for his painting. Early in his painting career, he entered the prestigious Hoosier Salon competition and his painting "Circus Circa 1920" was selected for display. His acceptance to the Salon encouraged him to paint more. He painted for 37 years and is known by many as an accomplished artist. Throughout his career, he won many ribbons, awards and honors for his paintings. On his 90th birthday, Bill and Ellen Stouffer recognized him by featuring his artwork in a one-man show at the Stouffer & Stouffer Gallery. At age 95, Mr. Gray was awarded a Lifetime Creative Spirit Achievement Award by the Indiana Plein Air Artists.
He was a founding member of the Wabash Valley Dance Theater and was their official photographer. He was a member of the Wabash Camera Club, the Wabash Art Guild, and a lifetime member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. Mr. Gray will be remembered for his love of fishing, dancing, painting, photography, antiques, Dixie Land jazz music and most importantly, his family.
He is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Fred) Campo, Absecon, N.J., and Linda Sue (Richard) Wolpert, League City, Texas.; two sons, David (Dixie) Gray, Fishers, and Daniel (Theresa) Gray, Wabash; a brother, Robert Gray, Wabash; three grandsons, Fred Campo Jr., Moor Park, Calif., Dean Wolpert, Houston, and Ryan Gray, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; seven granddaughters, Paula Mia Campo, Absecon, N.J., Donna Campo McAvoy, Lanoka, N.J., Lisa Wolpert Walker, Houston, Heather Gray Malone, Huntington, Wendy Gray-Thomas, Bloomington, Darcy Gray Vail, Columbus, and Amanda Bell, Fishers, and 16 great-grandchildren, T.J., Jessie, Todd, Robbie, Max, Danny, Gabrielle, Sarah, Seth, Sabine, Ann, Katherine, Rebecca, Brynne, Molly and Jackson. He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2 and 3 p.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are the Elks Lodge and the Wabash Animal Shelter.
Harry Maxwell "Max" Gray, 96, 1008 Falls Ave., Wabash, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at his home.
He was born Nov. 14, 1908, in Wabash to Harry and Jessie (Gunder Rhodes) Gray. He married Vanda Miller on Feb. 11, 1931, in Bloomington. She died Feb. 1, 1985.
He was a member of the Wabash High School wrestling team, which won the state in 1926. He received a scholarship to Indiana University and wrestled under the famed coach W.H. Thom.
Mr. Gray worked at Prudential Insurance for 37 years. He had a passion for the arts. He won many ribbons, best-of-shows and an all-Indiana award during his 25 years of photography. His love of photography aroused his interest in painting, which he began at age 59. The hundreds of photographs and slides he had taken as a photographer provided him with an endless source of subjects for his painting. Early in his painting career, he entered the prestigious Hoosier Salon competition and his painting "Circus Circa 1920" was selected for display. His acceptance to the Salon encouraged him to paint more. He painted for 37 years and is known by many as an accomplished artist. Throughout his career, he won many ribbons, awards and honors for his paintings. On his 90th birthday, Bill and Ellen Stouffer recognized him by featuring his artwork in a one-man show at the Stouffer & Stouffer Gallery. At age 95, Mr. Gray was awarded a Lifetime Creative Spirit Achievement Award by the Indiana Plein Air Artists.
He was a founding member of the Wabash Valley Dance Theater and was their official photographer. He was a member of the Wabash Camera Club, the Wabash Art Guild, and a lifetime member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. Mr. Gray will be remembered for his love of fishing, dancing, painting, photography, antiques, Dixie Land jazz music and most importantly, his family.
He is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Fred) Campo, Absecon, N.J., and Linda Sue (Richard) Wolpert, League City, Texas.; two sons, David (Dixie) Gray, Fishers, and Daniel (Theresa) Gray, Wabash; a brother, Robert Gray, Wabash; three grandsons, Fred Campo Jr., Moor Park, Calif., Dean Wolpert, Houston, and Ryan Gray, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; seven granddaughters, Paula Mia Campo, Absecon, N.J., Donna Campo McAvoy, Lanoka, N.J., Lisa Wolpert Walker, Houston, Heather Gray Malone, Huntington, Wendy Gray-Thomas, Bloomington, Darcy Gray Vail, Columbus, and Amanda Bell, Fishers, and 16 great-grandchildren, T.J., Jessie, Todd, Robbie, Max, Danny, Gabrielle, Sarah, Seth, Sabine, Ann, Katherine, Rebecca, Brynne, Molly and Jackson. He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2 and 3 p.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are the Elks Lodge and the Wabash Animal Shelter.
OBITUARY - Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN)
Harry Maxwell "Max" Gray, 96, 1008 Falls Ave., Wabash, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at his home.
He was born Nov. 14, 1908, in Wabash to Harry and Jessie (Gunder Rhodes) Gray. He married Vanda Miller on Feb. 11, 1931, in Bloomington. She died Feb. 1, 1985.
He was a member of the Wabash High School wrestling team, which won the state in 1926. He received a scholarship to Indiana University and wrestled under the famed coach W.H. Thom.
Mr. Gray worked at Prudential Insurance for 37 years. He had a passion for the arts. He won many ribbons, best-of-shows and an all-Indiana award during his 25 years of photography. His love of photography aroused his interest in painting, which he began at age 59. The hundreds of photographs and slides he had taken as a photographer provided him with an endless source of subjects for his painting. Early in his painting career, he entered the prestigious Hoosier Salon competition and his painting "Circus Circa 1920" was selected for display. His acceptance to the Salon encouraged him to paint more. He painted for 37 years and is known by many as an accomplished artist. Throughout his career, he won many ribbons, awards and honors for his paintings. On his 90th birthday, Bill and Ellen Stouffer recognized him by featuring his artwork in a one-man show at the Stouffer & Stouffer Gallery. At age 95, Mr. Gray was awarded a Lifetime Creative Spirit Achievement Award by the Indiana Plein Air Artists.
He was a founding member of the Wabash Valley Dance Theater and was their official photographer. He was a member of the Wabash Camera Club, the Wabash Art Guild, and a lifetime member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. Mr. Gray will be remembered for his love of fishing, dancing, painting, photography, antiques, Dixie Land jazz music and most importantly, his family.
He is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Fred) Campo, Absecon, N.J., and Linda Sue (Richard) Wolpert, League City, Texas.; two sons, David (Dixie) Gray, Fishers, and Daniel (Theresa) Gray, Wabash; a brother, Robert Gray, Wabash; three grandsons, Fred Campo Jr., Moor Park, Calif., Dean Wolpert, Houston, and Ryan Gray, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; seven granddaughters, Paula Mia Campo, Absecon, N.J., Donna Campo McAvoy, Lanoka, N.J., Lisa Wolpert Walker, Houston, Heather Gray Malone, Huntington, Wendy Gray-Thomas, Bloomington, Darcy Gray Vail, Columbus, and Amanda Bell, Fishers, and 16 great-grandchildren, T.J., Jessie, Todd, Robbie, Max, Danny, Gabrielle, Sarah, Seth, Sabine, Ann, Katherine, Rebecca, Brynne, Molly and Jackson. He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2 and 3 p.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are the Elks Lodge and the Wabash Animal Shelter.
Harry Maxwell "Max" Gray, 96, 1008 Falls Ave., Wabash, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at his home.
He was born Nov. 14, 1908, in Wabash to Harry and Jessie (Gunder Rhodes) Gray. He married Vanda Miller on Feb. 11, 1931, in Bloomington. She died Feb. 1, 1985.
He was a member of the Wabash High School wrestling team, which won the state in 1926. He received a scholarship to Indiana University and wrestled under the famed coach W.H. Thom.
Mr. Gray worked at Prudential Insurance for 37 years. He had a passion for the arts. He won many ribbons, best-of-shows and an all-Indiana award during his 25 years of photography. His love of photography aroused his interest in painting, which he began at age 59. The hundreds of photographs and slides he had taken as a photographer provided him with an endless source of subjects for his painting. Early in his painting career, he entered the prestigious Hoosier Salon competition and his painting "Circus Circa 1920" was selected for display. His acceptance to the Salon encouraged him to paint more. He painted for 37 years and is known by many as an accomplished artist. Throughout his career, he won many ribbons, awards and honors for his paintings. On his 90th birthday, Bill and Ellen Stouffer recognized him by featuring his artwork in a one-man show at the Stouffer & Stouffer Gallery. At age 95, Mr. Gray was awarded a Lifetime Creative Spirit Achievement Award by the Indiana Plein Air Artists.
He was a founding member of the Wabash Valley Dance Theater and was their official photographer. He was a member of the Wabash Camera Club, the Wabash Art Guild, and a lifetime member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. Mr. Gray will be remembered for his love of fishing, dancing, painting, photography, antiques, Dixie Land jazz music and most importantly, his family.
He is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Fred) Campo, Absecon, N.J., and Linda Sue (Richard) Wolpert, League City, Texas.; two sons, David (Dixie) Gray, Fishers, and Daniel (Theresa) Gray, Wabash; a brother, Robert Gray, Wabash; three grandsons, Fred Campo Jr., Moor Park, Calif., Dean Wolpert, Houston, and Ryan Gray, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; seven granddaughters, Paula Mia Campo, Absecon, N.J., Donna Campo McAvoy, Lanoka, N.J., Lisa Wolpert Walker, Houston, Heather Gray Malone, Huntington, Wendy Gray-Thomas, Bloomington, Darcy Gray Vail, Columbus, and Amanda Bell, Fishers, and 16 great-grandchildren, T.J., Jessie, Todd, Robbie, Max, Danny, Gabrielle, Sarah, Seth, Sabine, Ann, Katherine, Rebecca, Brynne, Molly and Jackson. He was preceded in death by two sisters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Avenue Chapel. Burial will follow at Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2 and 3 p.m. Friday. Preferred memorials are the Elks Lodge and the Wabash Animal Shelter.
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