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Davis, Ray Gerow
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| LAST NAME: Davis
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FIRST NAME: Ray
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MIDDLE NAME: Gerow
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| BORN: 6 July 1929
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DIED: 2 Aug 2016
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BURIED: (Spring Valley Cemetery)
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| BIRTH PLACE: Crookston, Cherry Co, Nebraska
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| DEATH PLACE: Minot, Ward Co, North Dakota
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1930 NE CENSUS - Ray G. Davis (9m, b Nebraska) enumerated with parents Earl W. (45y, b Nebraska, first married at age 29y, occupation laborer) and Elsie E. (29y, b Iowa, first married at age 21y) and 4 siblings, Paul B. (11y, b Kansas), Carlton E. (6y, b Nebraska), Joseph L. (3y9m, b Nebraska) and Myrtie L. (2y1m, b Nebraska)
1940 NE CENSUS - Raymond Davis (10y, b Nebraska) enuemrated with mother Elsie (39y, b Iowa, widowed) and 4 siblings, Carelton (16y, b Nebraska), Joseph (13y, b Nebraska), Myrtle (12y, b Nebraska) and Joy (7y, b Nebraska); family was living in rural Cherry Co, Nebraska in 1935
MARRIAGE - Ray Davis & Jessie Manderscheid md 9 July 1955, Clatsop Co, Oregon
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Ray Davis, July 6, 1929-August 2, 2016
Ray Gerow Davis, 87, Minot, North Dakota, formerly of Salem, Oregon, passed away August 2, 2016 in Minot. Ray was born July 6, 1929 in Crookston, Nebraska, to Earl Walter and Elsie Ellen (Wilmot) Davis. He served four years in the US Air Force during the Korean War and worked as a serviceman for Pitney Bowes in Salem, Oregon for 23 years. Ray is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jessie and their three daughters: Mary (Davie) Holmes, Anchorage, Alaska along with their son, daughter-in-law, daughter and four granddaughters; Melinda (Larry) Johnson, Kenmare, North Dakota, along with their eight daughters, four sons-in-law, and three granddaughters; and Michelle (Joe) Cox, Anchorage, Alaska. Sister Joy Bergeron, bend, Oregon; Sister-in-law, Gloria Davis, Tillamook, Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ray was preceded in death by: his parents, three brothers, one sister, three brothers-in-law, and three sisters-in-law. Visitation: Wednesday, August 10, 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center, Dallas, Oregon. Celebration of the Life of Ray Davis: Thursday, August 11, 10:30 am at the Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, Zena, Oregon, with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. www.dallastribute.com
Statesman Journal, Sunday, August 7, 2016, 9D
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1930 NE CENSUS (Cherry Co, Crookston, ED 7, sheet 2B)
1940 NE CENSUS (Kimball Co, Bushnell, ED 53-4, sheet 1B)
Oregon Marriage Index
Statesman Journal, 7 Aug 2016, 9D
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