George Lewis Ray, 83, of Peoria, died in a hospital there early Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack.
Mr. Ray was born near Sheldons Grove in 1876, a son of Adam and Mellicia Ray and had lived in Peoria 55 years. He married Minnie McDaniels in 1906 who survives.
Other survivors include one brother, John Ray; one sister, Mrs. Zelma Curless, both of Astoria; a grandson, George Ray of Peoria; and a number of nieces and nephews. One son, Kenneth, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Cumerford Endsley Memorial Home with burial in Parkview cemetery, Peoria.
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