Norma was raised in Vandalia and married Ivan Clifford Ray in Fayette County, IL on 31 Dec 1949.
Norma and Ivan had three children.
Norma died in 2003 after more than 53 years of marriage with Ivan. He died 12 years later, He never remarried.
Per the Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Norma was cremated and the ashes were given to the family. When Ivan died 12 years later, he also was cremated and the ashes combined in a single urn. That urn was taken home by the family.
Here is Norma's newspaper obituary:
VANDALIA - Norma "Lucille" Ray, 74, Vandalia, Crane Packing Co. employee, died Thursday (May 29, 2003). No services. Arrangements by: Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. Memorials: Bond County Hospice, Greenville. Survivors: husband, Ivan C.; sons, Michael Ray, Patoka; Clifford Ray and Scott Ray, both of Vandalia; brothers, Don Grubaugh and Larry Grubaugh, both of Vandalia; sisters, Evelyn Elrena Rathbone and Doris Brule, both of Vandalia; three grandchildren. Preceded by: parents and one sister.
Norma was raised in Vandalia and married Ivan Clifford Ray in Fayette County, IL on 31 Dec 1949.
Norma and Ivan had three children.
Norma died in 2003 after more than 53 years of marriage with Ivan. He died 12 years later, He never remarried.
Per the Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Norma was cremated and the ashes were given to the family. When Ivan died 12 years later, he also was cremated and the ashes combined in a single urn. That urn was taken home by the family.
Here is Norma's newspaper obituary:
VANDALIA - Norma "Lucille" Ray, 74, Vandalia, Crane Packing Co. employee, died Thursday (May 29, 2003). No services. Arrangements by: Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. Memorials: Bond County Hospice, Greenville. Survivors: husband, Ivan C.; sons, Michael Ray, Patoka; Clifford Ray and Scott Ray, both of Vandalia; brothers, Don Grubaugh and Larry Grubaugh, both of Vandalia; sisters, Evelyn Elrena Rathbone and Doris Brule, both of Vandalia; three grandchildren. Preceded by: parents and one sister.
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