The Hancock News Friday, April 10, 1906 Obituary - Dever Lewis Bray was born in Oasis, Wis, July 9, 1859, and died April 2, 1906. His father, Renssalaer Bray, died in the army hospital at Fort Lyons, Va., when the subject of this sketch was five years of age. Soon after his father's death he went to live with his uncle, Ransom Wright, at which place and at J R. Peevy's he made his home until the death of his mother, Feb 26, 1872. At this time Mr Bray and his sister, now Mrs Frank Hartford, went to Wautoma and made their home with their grandmother, Mrs. James Wright, for a number of years. About the year 1889 Mr Bray moved to a farm in Deerfield in which town he lived the reminder of his life. He was married April 8, 1885, to Miss Tamar Davis, and to them were born four children, two girls and two boys. One of the girls Alice, died in 1893. The other children, with their mother, and two sisters of the deceased mourn the loss of a kind father, a loving husband and brother, and the community loses a good citizen, a man friendly to all, kind and considerate in his home and highly esteemed by everybody who knew him. Soon after moving to Deerfield Mr. Bray was elected one of the supervisors of his town and from then on until last July, he served his townsmen faithfully and well in some official capacity, being chairman for a number of years. The Funeral services were held at the home on Wednesday afternoon April 4th, gathered to pay to the departed on their respect and show the family their sympathy. The services were conducted by Rev. Roberts, of Almond, with interment in Woodville cemetery. R.M.S. = The bereaved family wish to extend heartfelt thanks to friends for great kindness during the long illness, and death and burial of their husband and father. Especially would we thank the choir and those who furnished flowers.