Gray - John K.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 12 November 1897
John K. Gray, a prominent citizen of Waynetown, died Monday morning at 1:30 ‘clock from a complication of diseases. The funeral took place from the family residence in Waynetown on Wednesday morning at ten o’clock, the Rev. Banderment of the Christian Union Church officiating.
Mr. Gray was sixty four years of age. His wife died a number of years ago. He leaves five children, two boys and three girls, namely: William and Sanford; Stella, Ina and Ethel.
Mr. Gray was a staunch Democrat and a zealous worker for the party. He ran for the nomination of county sheriff in 1876 on the Democratic ticket, but was defeated by W. L. Lee of this city. Mr. Gray secured the nomination for sheriff in 1886, but he was defeated at the polls by Capt. E. P. McClaskey.
Mr. Gray was a man of sterling business integrity, a kind father, a citizen held in high esteem and a gentleman whose honesty was proverbial. He was a member of the last Board of Equalization. In his younger days he was a successful farmer, but for the past few years was a sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism, which prevented him from doing manual labor. He was a son of the late Sanford Gray, the organizer of the Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective Association. Mr. Gray was associated with his father in the construction of the Crawfordsville and Waynetown gravel road and during its existence as a toll road was its overseer and manager. He was a Mason and a life long member of the Christian Union Church. Mr. Gray was a man in whose death the public sustains a serious loss. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Review 13 Nov 1897 p 1
John K. Gray, one of Montgomery county's most prominent citizens, died at his home in Waynetown Monday morning at 1:30 o'clock from a complication of diseases. For many years Mr. Gray had been a sufferer from rheumatism but his condition was not considered dangerous until about a week before bis death when he was taken down with a mild form of malarial fever and inflammatory rheumatism, from which time he continued to grow rapidly worse until he peacefully 'passed away into that great beyond there to be united with the dear wife who had preceded him but a few years before. He was 64 years of age and leaves a family of five children, William, "Sanford, Stella, Ina and Ethel.
Jack Gray was one of the best known men in Montgomery county, add of whom the county was proud, and at the time of his death was a member of the Board of Equalization. His sterling business integrity and kindly warm nature had endeared him to all. He was a staunch democrat and at all times one of the party's most zealous workers. He was a candidate for the office of sheriff before the nominating convention in 1876 and was defeated by \V. L. Lee of this city, but was successful in securing the nomination for the same office in 1886, only to be defeated at the polls by Captain E. P. McClaskey. He was the son of the late Sanford Gray, organizer of the Montgomery County Horse Thief Detective Association. The funeral occurred from the family residence Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock under the auspices of the Waynetown Masonic Lodge, of which order the deceased was a prominent member. Rev. Nye, of Veedersburg, was the officiating minister, while five brothers and one brother-in-law of the deceased acted as pall bearers. A large concourse of friends followed the remains to Wesley where the interment occurred. Here the beautiful Masonic burial ritual was exemplified under the direction of Will White of Crawfordsville.