RAY, Harry - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Harry Ray, age 60, of Rochester, Ind., former Covington High School coach and son of Mrs. Catherine Ray, 211 Ninth St., died Monday, Sept. 4, of a heart ailment. He was born in 1900 in the Mellott community in Fountain County. He was a graduate of the Richland Township High School and Purdue University. He coached in the local high school for one year and also taught at Hillsboro and Wingate High Schools in this area. He was married to the former Elizabeth Coats of Veedersburg, who survives. Other survivors, in addition to his wife, are: one son, William; his mother, Mrs. Ray of Covington; one brother, Robert (Bob) Ray, Second St., and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Shafer of Covington and Mrs. Frances Fogleman of Edinburg. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Sept. 6, in Rochester with burial there. Local relatives attended the services.   -- typed by Walt W

MELLOTT — Friends have received word of the sudden death of Harry E. Ray of Rochester, formerly of the Mellott community. He was born and reared on a farm near Mellott and was the son of Charles and Kate Cunningham Ray. Mr. Ray was a teacher and coach at Rochester High School. He had taught government in the school for 18 years. Early in his teaching career he taught and coached basketball in the Hillsboro and Wingate schools. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Rochester Masonic Lodge and the South Bend Scottish Rite. He is survived by his widow; Mrs. Elizabeth Ray; a son, William, of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Kate Ray of Covington; a brother, Robert, and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Shafer, also of Covington; and Mrs. Donald Fogelman of Edinburg. One grandchild also survives. Funeral services were at Rochester.   - typed by Walt W