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| Warren Hi R. Gray, Age 74 |
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St. John's Episcopal Church, St. Cloud, MN |
| Visitation Date/Time: |
Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM |
| Funeral Time: |
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM |
| Funeral Location: |
St. John's Episcopal Church, St. Cloud, MN |
| Burial Location: |
St. John's Episcopal Church Columarium |
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WARREN “HI” R. GRAY, 74
Rice
December 13, 1935 ~ November 2, 2010
Warren “Hi” R. Gray, age 74, Rice, MN, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at his home.
Funeral services will be Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in the St. John’s Episcopal Church Columbarium. Funeral arrangements were made by Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN.
Hi was born December 13, 1935 in Dedham, Maine, to Walter and Helen (Black) Gray. He married Eureta Pelton on November 11, 1955 in Bucksport, ME. She died on June 29, 1972. On July 21, 1973, Hi was united in marriage to Priscilla Sniffin in Old Town, ME. Hi was employed for 42 years in the paper making industry with St. Regis Paper Co. (Champion Paper Co.) in Bucksport, ME and then transferring to their Sartell, MN plant in 1981. While working in the Sartell plant, Hi was a manager in the super calendars and roll wrapping division. He retired in 1998. Hi was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church where he was a member of the Pastoral Care Committee through which he assisted with Lay Eucharistic visitations and transported Senior Citizens to appointments. Hi also was a member of the St. John’s Movers, the Cursillo Community, delivered Meals on Wheels and served as an usher and greeter. He was a former member of Dedham United Church of Christ, North Bucksport Methodist Church and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Bucksport. Hi was a member of Felicity Lodge #19 AF & AM, Bucksport, ME; King Solomon’s Council No. 1, Verona Island, ME; Anah Shrine, Bangor, ME; and a Past Patron of Riverside Chapter Order of Eastern Star, Orland, ME. He also served in the Air National Guard in Bangor, ME.
Survivors include his wife, Priscilla Gray of Rice, MN; daughters and sons, Rae Jean (Timothy) Craig of Bucksport, ME; Earl Warren Gray (Koert DuBois) of Ft. Collins, CO; Lisa G. (Michael) Coonan of Mendota Heights, MN; Nathaniel J. (Julie) Gray of Sartell, MN; brothers and sisters, Ward Gray of Dedham, ME; Walter Gray of Dedham, ME; Laura Horr of Dedham, ME; Irene Gray of Dedham, ME; seven grandchildren, Lucas, David and Jennifer Craig of Bucksport, ME; Grace and Bridget Coonan of Mendota Heights, MN; Nathaniel L. and Aaron Gray of Sartell, MN; and one great granddaughter, Autumn J. Craig.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and first wife, Eureta.
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