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- Mobile Daily Press
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Charles L. Cray
MATHEWS - Charles Linwood Cray, 98, entered into eternal rest on November 20, 2011. He was born September 21, 1913, and was the son of the late John and Mollie Bassett Cray. He served in the U.S. Merchant Marines, during World War II, and was retired from Civil Service employment at Fort Monroe and Fort Eustis. He was the oldest member of Bethel United Methodist Church. He will be remembered for his kind and gentle spirit. He was always willing to help his neighbor. He had a strong work ethic and tended to his garden well into his late eighties. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Romey Morris, Luther Cray, and Archie Cray; a sister, Martha Winder; and a son-in-law, Gene A. Leigh. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mabel Diggs Cray; his daughter, Ellen C. Leigh of Hayes; a granddaughter, Rebecca Teagle and her husband, Robert of Gloucester; two great-grandchildren, Meg and Andrew Teagle; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Bethel United Methodist Church, with burial to follow in Pear Tree Cemetery, Onemo, Virginia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Bethel Church Building Fund, c/o Erma Webb, Treasurer, 240 Canoe Yard Trail, Mathews, Virginia 23109. Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
1930 Federal Census of Piankatank, Mathews County, Virginia (12 Apr 1930)
Charles G. Bassett (Wd) - 76 - M - VA-VA-VA - Head - Retired Farmer
Mary H. Cray (Wd) - 49 - F - VA-VA-VA - Daughter
Ronnie W. Marress - 27 - M - VA-VA-VA - Grson - Crabber Chesapeake Bay
Charles L. Cray - 16 - M - VA-VA-VA - Grson - Chauffeur State Rd.
Archie B. - 13 - M - VA-VA-VA - Grson - Student
Martha G. - 10 - F - VA-VA-VA - Grdau - Student
Luther H. - 5 - M - VA-VA-VA - Grson
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Bassett Family Association Database
1913 - 2011 (98 years)