Obituary,
Death of Fred McGray
Fred McGray, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McGray, died here on Monday at one o'clock a.m. He was twenty-two years old, and his death was the end of a long siege of sickness. He was attacked by typhoid April 27 last, at Grand Forks. His father and brothers were his constant attendants until he was able to be moved here nearer home. Here they watched over him tenderly, and everything possible was done for him. He was a fine young man with every promise of a successful future.
The body was taken to Villard, and the funeral there was at eleven o'clock this forenoon, the Rev. E. M. Ruddock, Methodist, officiating.
The deceased besides his parents left three brothers Carl, Frank and Claude, and a sister Maud.
Source: Alexandria Post News
Alexandria, Minnesota
Thursday, September 29, 1898, page 1, col. 6.
Note: Obituary death date 26 Sep 1898; Gravestone death date 28 Sep 1898
Note: This information came from Karen McGray Tomecek.
Obituary,
Death of Fred McGray
Fred McGray, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McGray, died here on Monday at one o'clock a.m. He was twenty-two years old, and his death was the end of a long siege of sickness. He was attacked by typhoid April 27 last, at Grand Forks. His father and brothers were his constant attendants until he was able to be moved here nearer home. Here they watched over him tenderly, and everything possible was done for him. He was a fine young man with every promise of a successful future.
The body was taken to Villard, and the funeral there was at eleven o'clock this forenoon, the Rev. E. M. Ruddock, Methodist, officiating.
The deceased besides his parents left three brothers Carl, Frank and Claude, and a sister Maud.
Source: Alexandria Post News
Alexandria, Minnesota
Thursday, September 29, 1898, page 1, col. 6.
Note: Obituary death date 26 Sep 1898; Gravestone death date 28 Sep 1898
Note: This information came from Karen McGray Tomecek.
Inscription
FRED R. McGRAY
BORN JAN. 16, 1876
DIED SEPT. 28, 1898
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