Obituary of Sylvester Ray  



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From Rockford Morning Star (Rockford, IL), Tuesday, October 28, 1941:

Sylvester H. Ray

    Funeral services for Sylvester Henry Ray, 73, route two, who died at 9 a.m. yesterday at a local hospital after a lingering illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McAllister-Julian funeral home, 304 North 5th street. Mrs. Carrie Dedmondy of the First Spirtualist church will officiate, and burial will be in Harlem cemetery.
    Mr. Ray was born Oct. 29, 1868, in Ottumwa, Ia., and had lived in Rockford and on route two for the past 45 years. Recently he had made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Roy Riche, of Davis, Ill. A farmer for many years, he later was employed as a moulder in Rockford.
    Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. William Rogers, of Harlem; a son, Lynn C., of Loves Park; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Jennie, preceded him in death.

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