Leona F Gray b. 31 Jul 1922 Washington d. 23 Oct 2015 Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, USA

1922 - 2015 (Age 93)

Person ID: I2562 | Tree: FunknSmart | Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020

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Name	Leona F Gray [1, 2]
Born	31 Jul 1922	Washington [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Died	23 Oct 2015	Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, USA

Family ID: F879 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	John Samuel Gray, b. 20 Feb 1870, Henry County, Missouri, USA , d. 3 Nov 1958, Spokane, Spokane, Washington (Age 88)
Mother	Floy McKinzie, b. 26 Dec 1885, Kansas , d. 3 Feb 1950, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 64)
Married	6 Jan 1904	Garfield, Spokane, Washington, USA [3]

Family ID: F4775 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020

Husband William Riley Gates, b. 6 Jul 1921, Hayford, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 29 Jun 1992, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 70)

Children

	1. Tom Gates
	2. Dick Gates

Siblings 4 siblings

	1. Beulah A. Gray, b. 8 Dec 1904, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA
	2. Roy Willard Gray, b. 22 Nov 1906, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 22 Apr 1954, Spokane, Spokane, Washington (Age 47)
	3. Vernon Edward Gray, b. 10 Sep 1910, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 5 May 1972, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 61)
	4. Leona F Gray, b. 31 Jul 1922, Washington , d. 23 Oct 2015, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 93)
	5. John Marcine Gray, b. 13 Sep 1925, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 4 Aug 2013 (Age 87)

eona F. Gates passed away in Spokane Valley on October 23, 2015 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. She was born July 31, 1922, the fourth child of John S. Gray and Floy Gray. Her parents, her sister, Beulah Dean, her brothers, Roy W. Gray, Vernon Gray, and John M. Gray preceded her in death. Leona attended Rogers High School and married William Riley Gates in 1939 and they had two sons. After they left Spokane in 1952 Leona worked at retail in several drug stores when they lived in North Bend, OR, Oakridge, OR and Auburn, WA. When Riley retired from Boeing they moved to Sequim, WA and they were "snowbirds", spending several winters in Apache Junction, AZ. They moved back to Spokane in 1991 and Riley died in 1992. Leona was a strong, hard working woman who loved gardening and yard work and mowed her lawn until she was 90 years old. She and Riley belonged to square dance groups for several years. She enjoyed cooking and baking and playing dominoes weekly with a group of friends. She attended Valley Fourth Memorial Church, was a member of the Spokane Valley Senior Center and a Red Hat Club at the Center. At the time of her death she lived at Holman Gardens, Spokane Valley. Leona is survived by her sons, Tom Gates (Nelli), Salem, OR and Dick Gates (Barbara), Federal Way, WA, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A memorial will be held at Holman Gardens at 2:00pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.

eona F. Gates passed away in Spokane Valley on October 23, 2015 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. She was born July 31, 1922, the fourth child of John S. Gray and Floy Gray. Her parents, her sister, Beulah Dean, her brothers, Roy W. Gray, Vernon Gray, and John M. Gray preceded her in death. Leona attended Rogers High School and married William Riley Gates in 1939 and they had two sons. After they left Spokane in 1952 Leona worked at retail in several drug stores when they lived in North Bend, OR, Oakridge, OR and Auburn, WA. When Riley retired from Boeing they moved to Sequim, WA and they were "snowbirds", spending several winters in Apache Junction, AZ. They moved back to Spokane in 1991 and Riley died in 1992. Leona was a strong, hard working woman who loved gardening and yard work and mowed her lawn until she was 90 years old. She and Riley belonged to square dance groups for several years. She enjoyed cooking and baking and playing dominoes weekly with a group of friends. She attended Valley Fourth Memorial Church, was a member of the Spokane Valley Senior Center and a Red Hat Club at the Center. At the time of her death she lived at Holman Gardens, Spokane Valley. Leona is survived by her sons, Tom Gates (Nelli), Salem, OR and Dick Gates (Barbara), Federal Way, WA, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A memorial will be held at Holman Gardens at 2:00pm on Wednesday, October 28, 2015.

[S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: East Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: 2513; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0123; Image: 995.0; FHL microfilm: 2342247. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04387; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41-83. [S142] Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Reference Number: easpmr5652.

[S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: East Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: 2513; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0123; Image: 995.0; FHL microfilm: 2342247.
[S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04387; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 41-83.
[S142] Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Reference Number: easpmr5652.

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