Gerald A. Ray, 87, formerly of Decatur, a retired meat cutter, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
Ray, who was born in Adams County , retired from Didier Meats in 1982. Before working for Didier, he had been a manager in the Kroger and Supervalu meat departments. He was a World War II Army veteran. He belonged to St. Mark's United Methodist Church. He was an outdoorsman who trained English pointers and registered Tennessee Walking horses.
Surviving is his sister, Mary Erp of rural Decatur. His wife, Mildred, died in 1993. Her brothers, Doyle C., Oscar T. and Junior F., also preceded him in death.
Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, where calling is from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery , where Adams Post 43 American Legion will perform military rites. Memorials are to the church. Information provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur.
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Gerald A. Ray
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
Name Gerald A. Ray
Gender Male
Race White
Age 87
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 16 Dec 1911
Birth Place Indiana
Death Date 1 Oct 1999
Death Place Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date 1999
Father: Jesse A. Ray
Mother: Edith Beaber
Informant: Mary Erp; sister; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October 4, 1999; Decatur Cemetery; Decatur, Indiana
Gerald A. Ray, 87, formerly of Decatur, a retired meat cutter, died Friday, Oct. 1, 1999, at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
Ray, who was born in Adams County , retired from Didier Meats in 1982. Before working for Didier, he had been a manager in the Kroger and Supervalu meat departments. He was a World War II Army veteran. He belonged to St. Mark's United Methodist Church. He was an outdoorsman who trained English pointers and registered Tennessee Walking horses.
Surviving is his sister, Mary Erp of rural Decatur. His wife, Mildred, died in 1993. Her brothers, Doyle C., Oscar T. and Junior F., also preceded him in death.
Services are 1 p.m. Monday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, where calling is from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery , where Adams Post 43 American Legion will perform military rites. Memorials are to the church. Information provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur.
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Gerald A. Ray
in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
Name Gerald A. Ray
Gender Male
Race White
Age 87
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 16 Dec 1911
Birth Place Indiana
Death Date 1 Oct 1999
Death Place Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date 1999
Father: Jesse A. Ray
Mother: Edith Beaber
Informant: Mary Erp; sister; Decatur, Indiana
Burial: October 4, 1999; Decatur Cemetery; Decatur, Indiana
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