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- Earl M[arion] GRAY, 67, lifetime
resident of Milton Junction, died Sunday in his
- home on Clear Lake avenue. He had
been in Ill health a number of years.
- The son of Marion D. and Jessie CRANDALL
GRAY, pioneer residents of this
- area, he was born on October 9, 1889.
He began his career as rural mail carrier in 1907 as substitute
for his father and became a full time carrier in 1909, retiring
in 1951.
- Earl GRAY served as rural carrier
under four postmasters, namely, Charles
- BUTTON,
Geo. B. KEITH, Alexander M. PAUL and Lawrence E.
AUSTIN, present incumbent.
- The first year he drove a buckskin
pony and two wheeled cart over the 27 mile route
- with one mail sack. Later, in winter,
he hired a team and sleigh from the livery stable which was owned
by Randall THOMPSON, Ned DAMUTH, Charles HUDSON
and William KLITZKIE. Since the horse and buggy days
he has driven many makes of automobiles. And in the 41 years
he drove enough miles to have covered 17 trips around the world.
- He was a great grandson of Henry Beebe
CRANDALL who came here from New
- York state with Joseph GOODRICH.
CRANDALL settled in what is now Milton Junction and
GOODRICH in Milton.
- On Feb. 4, 1914, he married Eva McCULLOCH
who survives him. Other survivors
- are three sons, David and Kay of Milton
Junction and Bruce of Milton; five grandchildren; and a brother,
Herbert E. GRAY, Puyallup, Wash.
- The Rev. W. S. Carr of Milton officiated
at the services which were held at 2 p.m.
- Wednesday in the Albrecht Funeral Home.
Ivan FitzRANDOLPH gave the song service. Burial was
in Milton Junction cemetery. [Thursday edition, p. 6]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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