Carrie Beatrice GRAY 3 4
- Born: 13 January 1883, Shelby County, Indiana, USA 1
- Marriage (1): Walter PERSINGER on 25 November 1910 in Shelby County, Indiana, USA 1 2
- Died: 24 November 1926, Fairland, Shelby County, Indiana, USA at age 43
- Buried: 26 November 1926, Fairland, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Cause of her death was Apoplexy.
Burial Notes
Fairland Cemetery
Recorded Events in Her Life
- Parents: George W. Gray and Margaret T. Yelton. 1
- She has conflicting birth information of 22 January 1882 and Indiana, USA. 2
- Her obituary was published in the Shelbyville Republican, Page 1, column 4, on 24 November 1926 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA.
CARRIE PERSINGER DIES AT FAIRLAND
Death Caused By Apoplexy - Had Been in Failing Health For a Year
FUNERAL FRIDAY MORNING
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Mrs. Carrie Beatrice Persinger, 44 years old, wife of Walter Persinger, died at her home northeast of Fairland in Brandywine township from apoplexy about six o'clock this morning. Although she had been in ill health for the past year, her death was quite unexpected and comes as a shock to her family and large circle of friends.
Mrs. Persinger was born January 22, 1882 [note: grave stone shows different date], the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gray. Her mother died two and one-half years ago. She was married November 25, 1910, to Walter Persinger. She leaves seven children, Mary Irene, Byron Walter, Albert Gray, Edith Louise, Ann Lucile, Beatrice Lillian and Martha Jean. Besides her husband, father and children, she leaves a brother, Rory Gray and a sister, Mrs. Mary Howard, both of Sugar Creek township and several aunts and uncles.
She united with the Fairland Baptist church early in life and has been a faithful church member ever since.
Funeral services will be held at the Fairland Baptist church Friday morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. I. C. Overman, pastor of the First Baptist church of Shelbyville officiating, assisted by the Rev. Emril Sites. Burial will be in the Fairland cemetery in charge of C. F. Fix and Son,. Funeral directors.
Contributed by Barb Huff for Allan Griffith
From http://www.shelbycountyindiana.org/obituaries/obit_persinger.htm
Carrie married Walter PERSINGER on 25 November 1910 in Shelby County, Indiana, USA.1 2 (Walter PERSINGER was born on 28 December 1885 in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA,4 5 died on 30 April 1952 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA and was buried on 3 May 1952 in Fairland, Shelby County, Indiana, USA.). The cause of his death was Heart attack.
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