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William Ray “Silver” Gold

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William Ray “Silver” Gold

Birth
Crane, Stone County, Missouri, USA
Death
11 Oct 2016 (aged 85)
Crane, Stone County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Crane, Stone County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.9292833, Longitude: -93.5795708
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William Ray (Silver) Gold

William Ray (Silver) Gold, was born October 21, 1930 to Lee Austin and Josephine (Mitchel) Gold. Silver left this world October 11, 2016.
Silver lived his entire life in the Crane area. He proudly served in the Korean Was as a quartermaster from January 1952 to January 1954. Upon his return home, he worked at the MFA station and then worked several years for Bill Laue. During the time he for Bill he became a substitute mail carrier and then was promoted to full carrier. After 28 years of service he retired in 1994.
Silver was a honest, quiet person. Always ready to help those in need. He lived for years with his mother. He helped her care for his aunt Juanita, then later his aunt Betty.
Silver married Janet Howerton in 2010. He loved and accepted her daughters, Annette (Doyle), Jeanette (Dennis) and Julie (Carl) as his own., He was Poppy, Papa and GPS (Grand Pa Silver) to 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers, Archie Lee and Jay Calvin and two cherished nieces, Deana Benton and Karen Gold.
He is survived by his wife Janet; step daughters and their husbands; a much loved cousin, Hosea and his wife Philis and many other cousins; Very special friends, Kent and Rachael Cook, Stan and Wanda Lantz and many other friends to numerous to name.
As per his request there will be no visitation. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Westrip Funeral Home, Crane. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery, Crane. After the service those wishing to are welcome to come to the house to share their memories.




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William Ray (Silver) Gold

William Ray (Silver) Gold, was born October 21, 1930 to Lee Austin and Josephine (Mitchel) Gold. Silver left this world October 11, 2016.
Silver lived his entire life in the Crane area. He proudly served in the Korean Was as a quartermaster from January 1952 to January 1954. Upon his return home, he worked at the MFA station and then worked several years for Bill Laue. During the time he for Bill he became a substitute mail carrier and then was promoted to full carrier. After 28 years of service he retired in 1994.
Silver was a honest, quiet person. Always ready to help those in need. He lived for years with his mother. He helped her care for his aunt Juanita, then later his aunt Betty.
Silver married Janet Howerton in 2010. He loved and accepted her daughters, Annette (Doyle), Jeanette (Dennis) and Julie (Carl) as his own., He was Poppy, Papa and GPS (Grand Pa Silver) to 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers, Archie Lee and Jay Calvin and two cherished nieces, Deana Benton and Karen Gold.
He is survived by his wife Janet; step daughters and their husbands; a much loved cousin, Hosea and his wife Philis and many other cousins; Very special friends, Kent and Rachael Cook, Stan and Wanda Lantz and many other friends to numerous to name.
As per his request there will be no visitation. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Westrip Funeral Home, Crane. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery, Crane. After the service those wishing to are welcome to come to the house to share their memories.




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