RAY, Vander G
Abt 1889 - 1969 (~ 80 years)-
Name RAY, Vander G Birth Abt 1889 Coverton, VA 
Gender Male Death 27 Oct 1969 Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Person ID I82984 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Family WHITMIRE, Sylda C, b. 20 Mar 1904, New York d. 15 Nov 1992, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL (Age 88 years) Marriage Abt 1922 Notes - Niagara Gazette - 7/1957
TOWN OF NIAGARA - An
anniversary party was held in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Vander G.
Ray who observed their 35th wedding
anniversary.
The party was given by the
couple's daughters, Mrs. Don Orr
and Mrs. Forrest Bierly.
A three-tier anniversary cake
centered the buffet luncheon
table.
Oscar Whitmire of Barker, who
was best man at the wedding,
was present at the party. Other
guests included Mrs. Iman Rowles
and daughter and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Babcock of North Tonawanda
and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Knouse
of Buffalo.
Other guests present at the wedding
35 years ago were Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Whitmire and Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Whitmire.
Children 1. RAY, Ella May 2. RAY, Ethel Family ID F13728 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
- Niagara Gazette - 7/1957
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 10/27/1969
Vander G. Ray, 80, of 3020
Lockport Road, died today
(Oct. 27, 1969) in Memorial
Hospital after a lengthy illness.
A native of Coverton, Va.,
he setted in Niagara Falls in
1917.
He was employed by the
Lehigh Valley Railroad as an
engineer from 1917 until 1959
when he retired after 42 years.
He is a member of the
Brotherhood of L o c o m o tive
F i r e m e n and Einginemen,
Lodge No. 472.
He is survived by his wife,
Sylda W h i t m i r e Ray; two
daughters, Mrs. Ella Bierley,
of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Don
(Ethel) Orr, of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla.; four brothers, Ernest
Ray, of Akron, Ohio; Dennis
Ray, Erie, Pa.; Charles
Ray, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and
Warren Ray, of Miami, Fla.;
four sisters, Mrs. Mary Quatc,
of Naples, Fla.; Mrs^Ella
Lowe, Mrs. Daisy Dressier,
and Mrs. Nelie Rice, all of Coverton,
Va.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
the Rhoney Funeral Home Wednesday
at 2 pjm. with the Rev.
Wiliam J. Devine of the Niagara
United P r e s b y t e r i an
Church officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today and from 2 to 5 and from
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
- Niagara Gazette - 10/27/1969