Harley Gravley, 83, of the North Groesbeck community near Quanah, died Friday, may 30, in a Quanah hospital after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. sunday at Quanah with burial in the Quanah cemetery.
Gravley was born in Jasper, GA, and was a retired farmer.
An avid fisherman, he was the first in the Quanah area to develop a type of fish bait which soon was marketed to most fishermen of the area, including Wellington.
Gravley is survived by his wife, Myrtle Gravley; one son, Donald Gravley of Abilene, 5 sisters: Mrs. Ola Mae Forbis of Wellington; Mrs. Opal Ford of Childress; Mrs. Mary McNutt of Weatherford; Mrs. Lela Foard of Memphis; and Mrs. C.P. Beard of Hollis; and two brothers, Martin Gravley of Childress and L.R. (Jack) Gravley of Quanah.
Harley Gravley, 83, of the North Groesbeck community near Quanah, died Friday, may 30, in a Quanah hospital after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. sunday at Quanah with burial in the Quanah cemetery.
Gravley was born in Jasper, GA, and was a retired farmer.
An avid fisherman, he was the first in the Quanah area to develop a type of fish bait which soon was marketed to most fishermen of the area, including Wellington.
Gravley is survived by his wife, Myrtle Gravley; one son, Donald Gravley of Abilene, 5 sisters: Mrs. Ola Mae Forbis of Wellington; Mrs. Opal Ford of Childress; Mrs. Mary McNutt of Weatherford; Mrs. Lela Foard of Memphis; and Mrs. C.P. Beard of Hollis; and two brothers, Martin Gravley of Childress and L.R. (Jack) Gravley of Quanah.
Family Members
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Columbus Martin Gravley
1895–1982
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Eugene E "Gene" Gravley
1898–1978
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Annie Beulah Gravley
1900–1924
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William Lester Gravley
1902–1969
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Vada R. Gravley Beard
1903–1975
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Pluma Gravley Beard
1904–1989
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Ida Belle Gravley Ritchie
1906–1977
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Vaneda Gravley
1908–1910
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Lela Gravley Foard
1910–2006
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Mary Lee Gravley McNutt
1911–1998
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Opal Pearl Gravley Foard
1914–1995
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Ola Mae Gravley Forbis
1915–1996
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Lee Roy "Jack" Gravley
1917–1991
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