Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name: Robert James Ray
Gender: Male
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Co. Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: 29 May 1959
Death Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Lineman for L.G. & E. Killed by Power Wire
Robert J. Ray, 32, was electrocuted at 1:10 p.m. yesterday while working on a utility pole at 16th and Main. Ray, a lineman for Louisville Gas & Electric Company, accidentally touched a 440-volt wire and was thrown to the top of a transformer, according to Deputy Coroner J. Kenneth Murphy.
None of three other crew members knew how Ray happened to touch the power line, police said. The crew was repairing a traffic signal at the time.
World War II Veteran
Ray, of 4311 Bank, had been with L. G. & E. since 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Iroquois Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sgt Joseph DeWitt Chapter 108, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. He also was a member of Brilliant Star 1530, Order of the Eastern Star, Shawnee Masonic Lodge 832, and St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Cain Ray; his mother, Mrs. Ida Ray; a son, Robert T. Ray; a daughter, Leesa Ann Ray, and a sister, Mrs. James Eimes.
The body is at Owen Funeral Home, 2611 Virginia.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 30 May 1959, Sat Page 7
Name: Robert James Ray
Gender: Male
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Co. Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: 29 May 1959
Death Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Lineman for L.G. & E. Killed by Power Wire
Robert J. Ray, 32, was electrocuted at 1:10 p.m. yesterday while working on a utility pole at 16th and Main. Ray, a lineman for Louisville Gas & Electric Company, accidentally touched a 440-volt wire and was thrown to the top of a transformer, according to Deputy Coroner J. Kenneth Murphy.
None of three other crew members knew how Ray happened to touch the power line, police said. The crew was repairing a traffic signal at the time.
World War II Veteran
Ray, of 4311 Bank, had been with L. G. & E. since 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Iroquois Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sgt Joseph DeWitt Chapter 108, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. He also was a member of Brilliant Star 1530, Order of the Eastern Star, Shawnee Masonic Lodge 832, and St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Cain Ray; his mother, Mrs. Ida Ray; a son, Robert T. Ray; a daughter, Leesa Ann Ray, and a sister, Mrs. James Eimes.
The body is at Owen Funeral Home, 2611 Virginia.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 30 May 1959, Sat Page 7
Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name: Robert James Ray
Gender: Male
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Co. Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: 29 May 1959
Death Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
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Lineman for L.G. & E. Killed by Power Wire
Robert J. Ray, 32, was electrocuted at 1:10 p.m. yesterday while working on a utility pole at 16th and Main. Ray, a lineman for Louisville Gas & Electric Company, accidentally touched a 440-volt wire and was thrown to the top of a transformer, according to Deputy Coroner J. Kenneth Murphy.
None of three other crew members knew how Ray happened to touch the power line, police said. The crew was repairing a traffic signal at the time.
World War II Veteran
Ray, of 4311 Bank, had been with L. G. & E. since 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Iroquois Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sgt Joseph DeWitt Chapter 108, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. He also was a member of Brilliant Star 1530, Order of the Eastern Star, Shawnee Masonic Lodge 832, and St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Cain Ray; his mother, Mrs. Ida Ray; a son, Robert T. Ray; a daughter, Leesa Ann Ray, and a sister, Mrs. James Eimes.
The body is at Owen Funeral Home, 2611 Virginia.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 30 May 1959, Sat Page 7
Name: Robert James Ray
Gender: Male
Death Age: 32
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Co. Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Death Date: 29 May 1959
Death Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lineman for L.G. & E. Killed by Power Wire
Robert J. Ray, 32, was electrocuted at 1:10 p.m. yesterday while working on a utility pole at 16th and Main. Ray, a lineman for Louisville Gas & Electric Company, accidentally touched a 440-volt wire and was thrown to the top of a transformer, according to Deputy Coroner J. Kenneth Murphy.
None of three other crew members knew how Ray happened to touch the power line, police said. The crew was repairing a traffic signal at the time.
World War II Veteran
Ray, of 4311 Bank, had been with L. G. & E. since 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Iroquois Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Sgt Joseph DeWitt Chapter 108, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. He also was a member of Brilliant Star 1530, Order of the Eastern Star, Shawnee Masonic Lodge 832, and St. Luke Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Cain Ray; his mother, Mrs. Ida Ray; a son, Robert T. Ray; a daughter, Leesa Ann Ray, and a sister, Mrs. James Eimes.
The body is at Owen Funeral Home, 2611 Virginia.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 30 May 1959, Sat Page 7
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