"Your family is in my thoughts and prayers. I hope the many years of memories you must have of time spent with him helps comfort you during this difficult time."
In loving memory of
Louis Earl Gray
November 6, 1903 - June 14, 2007
LOUIS GRAY Funeral Service will be 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2007, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2007, at the funeral home. MUSCATINE, Iowa - Louis Earl Gray, 103, of Muscatine, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the Muscatine Care Center. Dr. Hal Green of the Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Honorary Casketbearers will be his granddaughters Laurie Griffin and Katie Igler. Casketbearers will be his grandsons Gary Gray, Steven Gray, David Gray, Daniel Gray, Mark Gray and Ken Weggen. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Louis was born on November 6, 1903, in Marietta, Illinois, the son of Oscar and Jemima Belle Murfin Gray. He married Bessie Elizabeth Cochran on June 23, 1928, in Muscatine. She preceded him in death in 2004. Louis worked for 14 years as a bailiff for the Muscatine District Court, retiring in 1977. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge # 388 and the Odd Fellows. Louis loved his grandchildren and the Chicago Cubs. Survivors include one daughter, Lois Weggen Bevan and husband Bill, of Sanford, Florida; eight grandchildren, Gary Gray and wife Katherine, of Muscatine, Steven Gray and wife Karen, of Muscatine, David Gray and wife Cynthia, of Muscatine, Daniel Gray and wife Margaret, of Muscatine, Laurie Griffin and husband Doug, of Muscatine, Mark Gray and wife Mary, of Muscatine, Ken Weggen and wife Shirley, of Muscatine, and Katie Igler and husband George, of Tallahassee, Florida; 18 great-grandchildren; and 22 great great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son Ernest E. Gray, one daughter-in-law Darlene Gray, one grandson Michael Gray Sr., three brothers and two sisters.
Tributes
"Katie...please accept my condolences at the passing of your grandfather. 103 years, what a wonderful life he must have lived. Take care...Dan"
"To the Gray family,My most sinceire condolences. Tom Wessels and family"
"My Sympathy to the Gray family. I have many fond memories with Louis and his family. (FLASH)"
"To Mark and Mary Gray, I had the privilige of taking care of Louie at the care center. It was a shock to hear of his passing. He was a nice man and always had good things to say about his family. Mike and I are sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time of sorrow. Kathy and Mike Townsley"
"To Mark and Mary Grey and the rest of the Grey family.You are in our thoughts and prayers."
"To the Gray Family Our deepest condolences Bill Giessregen and sons"