Ruby Pearl Gravely

F, b. September 8, 1940, d. March 17, 1968
FatherHerbert Wilson Gravely b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
MotherRuby Ellen Clemons b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     Ruby Pearl Gravely was buried at Skyline Memorial Park, Monee, Will Co., Illinois.1 She was born on September 8, 1940 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia. As of January 24, 1959,her married name was Wenzel. She married Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr. on January 24, 1959 at Steger, Cook Co., Illinois. Ruby Pearl Gravely died on March 17, 1968 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 27.

Family

Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr. b. April 30, 1937, d. March 13, 1971
Marriage*She married Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr. on January 24, 1959 at Steger, Cook Co., Illinois. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3257] Skyline Memorial Park, Will Co., IL, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S493] Chicago Tribune, From the Gustave Wenzel, Jr. obituary in the Mar 15, 1971 edition.

Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr.1,2,3,4

M, b. April 30, 1937, d. March 13, 1971
     His Social Security Number was 349-28-0350.2 Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr. was buried at Skyline Memorial Park, Monee, Will Co., Illinois.3,4 He was born on April 30, 1937 at Steger, Cook Co., Illinois.2 He married Ruby Pearl Gravely, daughter of Herbert Wilson Gravely and Ruby Ellen Clemons, on January 24, 1959 at Steger, Cook Co., Illinois. Gustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr. died on March 13, 1971 at Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 33.1 He Gustave Wenzel Jr. of Steger, husband of Lynn; father of Randy and Tammy; son of Gustave and Elizabeth Wenzel Sr; brother of Robert of Crete and William of Steger. Member of Local No. 150 Operating Engineers. Resting at Steger Memorial Chapel after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Interment Skyline Memorial Park, Monee. on March 15, 1971.4

Family

Ruby Pearl Gravely b. September 8, 1940, d. March 17, 1968
Marriage*He married Ruby Pearl Gravely, daughter of Herbert Wilson Gravely and Ruby Ellen Clemons, on January 24, 1959 at Steger, Cook Co., Illinois. 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1762] Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records, Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S3257] Skyline Memorial Park, Will Co., IL, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S493] Chicago Tribune, From the Gustave Wenzel, Jr. obituary in the Mar 15, 1971 edition.

Tammy Kaye Wenzel1

F, b. November 28, 1965, d. August 11, 1987
FatherGustave Fredrick Wenzel Jr.2 b. April 30, 1937, d. March 13, 1971
MotherRuby Pearl Gravely2 b. September 8, 1940, d. March 17, 1968
     Her Social Security Number was 347-52-4942.3 Tammy Kaye Wenzel was born on November 28, 1965 at Illinois.3,4 She died on August 11, 1987 at Victorville, San Bernardino Co., California, at age 21; Died in a traffic collision.4,1

Citations

  1. [S7314] San Bernadino County Sun, The, From an article in the Aug 13, 1987 edition.
  2. [S493] Chicago Tribune, From the Gustave Wenzel, Jr. obituary in the Mar 15, 1971 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.

Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely1,2

M, b. July 28, 1943, d. February 25, 1976
FatherHerbert Wilson Gravely b. June 3, 1917, d. April 8, 1995
MotherRuby Ellen Clemons b. February 2, 1920, d. December 15, 1991
     His Social Security Number was 356-32-1680.3 Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely married Barbara L. Massey.4 Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely was born on July 28, 1943 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.3,1 He and Barbara L. Massey were divorced in December, 1972 at Sacramento Co., California.4 Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely married Sharon C. Adamson on December 29, 1974 at Sacramento Co., California.2 Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely died on February 25, 1976 at Sacramento Co., California, at age 32.1

Family 1

Barbara L. Massey
Marriage*He married Barbara L. Massey.4 
Divorce* Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely and Barbara L. Massey were divorced in December, 1972 at Sacramento Co., California.4 
Children
  • Derek A. Gravely5
  • Heather S. Gravely5

Family 2

Sharon C. Adamson
Marriage*Marvin Richard "Bibo" Gravely married Sharon C. Adamson on December 29, 1974 at Sacramento Co., California.2 

Citations

  1. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  2. [S1450] Sacramento, California Department of Health Services, California Marriage Index, 1960-1985.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S1493] California Center for Health Statistics, California Divorce Index, 1966-1984.
  5. [S908] California Center for Health Statistics, California Birth Index, 1905-1995.

Ruth Ellen Holmes1

F, b. September 16, 1923, d. February 17, 1995
     Her Social Security Number was 214-22-5020.1 Her married name was Gravely. Ruth Ellen Holmes married James Alvin Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry.2 Ruth Ellen Holmes was born on September 16, 1923 at Montgomery, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.1 She died on February 17, 1995 at Michigan at age 71.1

Family

James Alvin Gravely b. June 8, 1919, d. April 24, 2001
Marriage*She married James Alvin Gravely, son of Thomas Harvey "Tom" Gravely and Pearl Isola Marsh "Pearlie" Terry.2 
Children
  • Ruthann Gravely2
  • Sandra Gravely2

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S3819] Detroit News, The, From the James A. Gravely obituary in the Apr 30, 2001 edition.

Dora Mae Jones1,2

F, b. February 11, 1944, d. March 6, 1944
FatherHerbert Clinton Jones1 b. October 10, 1919, d. June 6, 1986
MotherDora Mae "Lilly" Gravely1 b. 1923
     Dora Mae Jones was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2 She was born on February 11, 1944 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 She died on March 6, 1944 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Dora Mae Jones death certificate.
  2. [S2590] Sunset Memorial Park, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=wallace&GSfn=victoria&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=69824791&CRid=80051&df=all&

James Clinton Jones1,2

M, b. February 7, 1943, d. July 28, 2008
FatherHerbert Clinton Jones1,2,3 b. October 10, 1919, d. June 6, 1986
MotherDora Mae "Lilly" Gravely1,2,3 b. 1923
     James Clinton Jones was born on February 7, 1943 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,4,2 He married Susie Etta McKinney on July 2, 1964 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 James Clinton Jones died on July 28, 2008 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 65.2,4 He James Clinton Jones, 65, of Crab Orchard, died Monday, July 28, 2008, in a local hospital following a long illness. Born Feb. 7, 1943, in Beckley, he was the son of the late Herbert Clinton Jones and Dora Mae Gravely Jones of Beckley. James was a retired monument designer and engraver for Egnor Monument. Survivors include a son, James Marvin Jones and his wife, Michelle, of Shady Spring; a daughter, Melissa Ann Dinkler and her husband, Rick, of Sanford, N.C; stepsons, Randy Lee McKinney of Beckley, and Larry Eugene McKinney and his wife of Coal City; stepdaughter, Barbara Strachan and her husband, George, of Ohio; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Bedwell of Souix City, Iowa; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Danny Winders officiating. Burial will follow in the Calfee Cemetery at Mt. Tabor. on July 29, 2008.2

Family

Susie Etta McKinney
Marriage*He married Susie Etta McKinney on July 2, 1964 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1 
Children
  • James Marvin Jones2
  • Melissa Ann Jones2

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Jones-McKinney marriage record.
  2. [S798] Register Herald, From the James Clinton Jones obituary in the Jul 29, 2008 edition.
  3. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Herbert C. Jones obituary in the Jun 7, 1986 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Billy Ray Jones1,2

M, b. May 20, 1940, d. July 15, 1993
FatherHerbert Clinton Jones1,2,3 b. October 10, 1919, d. June 6, 1986
MotherDora Mae "Lilly" Gravely1,2 b. 1923
     His Social Security Number was 233-58-3854.1 Billy Ray Jones was born on May 20, 1940 at Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2 He married Brenda Kay Orander on November 2, 1963 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 Billy Ray Jones died on July 15, 1993 at West Virginia at age 53.1

Family

Brenda Kay Orander
Marriage*He married Brenda Kay Orander on November 2, 1963 at Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2 

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Jones-Orander marriage record.
  3. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Herbert C. Jones obituary in the Jun 7, 1986 edition.

Marianne Gray1,2,3

F, b. April 30, 1930, d. January 2, 2015
FatherAaron A. Gray4,1,3 b. February 28, 1903, d. January 19, 1969
MotherJuanita Casey4,1,3 b. November 9, 1902, d. September 30, 1984
     Marianne Gray was buried at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, Tarrant Co., Texas.3 She was born on April 30, 1930 at Lubbock, Lubbock Co., Texas.1,3 As of 1949,her married name was Pool.3 She married Harold Oscar Pool Jr. in 1949.3 As of January 28, 1977,her married name was Cape.2 Marianne Gray married Lonnie Wayne Cape on January 28, 1977 at Lubbock Co., Texas.2 Marianne Gray and Lonnie Wayne Cape were divorced on March 2, 1983 at Tarrant Co., Texas.5 Marianne Gray died on January 2, 2015 at Lewisville, Denton Co., Texas, at age 84.3 She Marianne Gray Pool was born April 30, 1930, in Lubbock and passed away Jan. 2, 2015, in Lewisville, Texas. Marianne lived all her life in Texas. She grew up in the Oklahoma Flats, Littlefield, West Texas. She attended William Woods University for one year prior to attending West Texas State University in Canyon, where she met Harold O. Pool Jr. and married in 1949. She spent most of her life in Plainview and Dallas/Ft. Worth, where she raised her four children. She worked at General Electric in Dallas, Pioneer and McNair Seed Companies in Plainview, and retired from DeVry Institute in Irving as an Administrative Assistant in 2006. She later resided at Vista Ridge Nursing Home in Lewisville. She was one of two children born to the late Aaron and Juanita Gray. She is survived by sons Robert Pool and wife Linda Pool, James Pool and wife Carol Pool, and Truett Pool and partner Brent Milburn, and predeceased by daughter Julianne Eddington and sister Beth Pilliod. She has three grandchildren, Desiree Pool, Casey Gibbs and wife Kate Gibbs, and Chase Pool and wife Jana Pool. Great-grandchildren are Jackson Grisso, Maddox Pool, and Truett Gibbs. Marianne's lifelong devotion was to her family and children, whom she adored and spent years of enjoyment babysitting. She was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan who never missed a game. She was also a remarkable cook who made her specialties differently each time, so her children could never get her secret recipes quite right. Marianne enjoyed music and some of her favorite times were the 80s, often spending weekends dancing with friends and family. Her sharp sense of humor and sassy independence will be missed by many. Visitation will be from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Colleyville, Texas. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, followed by a Celebration of Life Reception with refreshments at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please honor Marianne's love for her animal companions by donating to the ASPCA. on January 7, 2015.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 76, District 110-4, Precinct 3, Hockley Co., Texas4

Family 1

Harold Oscar Pool Jr. b. November 3, 1926, d. May 1, 2011
Marriage*Marianne Gray married Harold Oscar Pool Jr. in 1949.3 
Children

Family 2

Lonnie Wayne Cape
Marriage*Marianne Gray married Lonnie Wayne Cape on January 28, 1977 at Lubbock Co., Texas.2 
Divorce* Marianne Gray and Lonnie Wayne Cape were divorced on March 2, 1983 at Tarrant Co., Texas.5 

Citations

  1. [S4349] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932.
  2. [S963] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002.
  3. [S1168] Dallas Morning News, From the Marianne Gray Pool obituary in the Jan 7, 2015 edition.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1040] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014.
  6. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  7. [S1168] Dallas Morning News, From the Julianne Pool Eddington obituary in the Dec 28, 2012 edition.
  8. [S3952] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982.

Johnny Edward "John" Sparks Sr.1,2,3

M, b. August 19, 1922, d. March 23, 1986
     Johnny Edward "John" Sparks Sr. was buried at East Memorial Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas.3 His Social Security Number was 454-24-2213.4 He was born on August 19, 1922 at Southland, Garza Co., Texas.2,4,5,3 He married Julia Elizabeth "Beth" Gray, daughter of Aaron A. Gray and Juanita Casey, circa 1940.1 Johnny Edward "John" Sparks Sr. died on March 23, 1986 at Texas at age 63.4,5,3

Family

Julia Elizabeth "Beth" Gray b. July 28, 1924, d. June 19, 1990
Marriage*He married Julia Elizabeth "Beth" Gray, daughter of Aaron A. Gray and Juanita Casey, circa 1940.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S7317] East Memorial Cemetery, Erath Co., TX, online www.findagrave.com/.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.