Ray E. Key Victim of Polio, Buried Saturday
Ray E. Key, one of Albany's finest young men, passed away Friday from an attack of polioenecephalitis
Easter Sunday Ray attended services with his family at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian church and took part in the christening of his seven-month-old son, Joe Edward. He was stricken with polio Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the Hendrick Memorial hospital Monday morning, April 10, for treatment.
Funeral services were held at the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church. Special music was a vocal solo by Julian Lathan who sang "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Mrs. Frank Elliott, who also played "Some Day We'll Understand."
Burial with military rites followed in the Albany Cemetery.
Ray E. Kay was Born December 14, 1922, at Archer City and moved to Olney with his parents at the age of five. In 1931 he moved to East Texas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Key, and in 1933 they came to Albany to live.
He attended the Albany schools and in his junior year entered Kemper Military School at Booneville, Mo., where he completed high school and junior college work and late did post-graduate work there. He was captain of his company his senior year in Kemper.
He had an excellent War record. He was wounded August 19, 1944, in the closing of the Falaise-Argentan gap in Northern France. He was wounded again and was awarded the Purple Heart. he served with General Patton's Third Army.
March 28, 1944, he was married to Margie Sedwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sedwick of Albany.
Following release from duty in April 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Key went to Ballinger in June that year where he owned and operated the Key Motor Car Co., Kaiser-Fraser dealer. They resided there three years, then leased the motor company building to the Studebaker agency and moved to Albany, where Mr. Key was associated with his father in the oil-producing business and ranching.
Ray united with the First Baptist Church in Albany when 11 years old, and when he and Mrs. Key moved to Ballinger they joined the Presbyterian church there, where he taught a teenage Sunday school class. he was active in church and civil work.
He had a daughter Margie Kay 2 1/2 years old and a son, Joe Edward, 7 months old.
Albany News
April 20, 1950, pg 1
Ray E. Key, one of Albany's finest young men, passed away Friday from an attack of polioenecephalitis
Easter Sunday Ray attended services with his family at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian church and took part in the christening of his seven-month-old son, Joe Edward. He was stricken with polio Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the Hendrick Memorial hospital Monday morning, April 10, for treatment.
Funeral services were held at the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church. Special music was a vocal solo by Julian Lathan who sang "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Mrs. Frank Elliott, who also played "Some Day We'll Understand."
Burial with military rites followed in the Albany Cemetery.
Ray E. Kay was Born December 14, 1922, at Archer City and moved to Olney with his parents at the age of five. In 1931 he moved to East Texas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Key, and in 1933 they came to Albany to live.
He attended the Albany schools and in his junior year entered Kemper Military School at Booneville, Mo., where he completed high school and junior college work and late did post-graduate work there. He was captain of his company his senior year in Kemper.
He had an excellent War record. He was wounded August 19, 1944, in the closing of the Falaise-Argentan gap in Northern France. He was wounded again and was awarded the Purple Heart. he served with General Patton's Third Army.
March 28, 1944, he was married to Margie Sedwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sedwick of Albany.
Following release from duty in April 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Key went to Ballinger in June that year where he owned and operated the Key Motor Car Co., Kaiser-Fraser dealer. They resided there three years, then leased the motor company building to the Studebaker agency and moved to Albany, where Mr. Key was associated with his father in the oil-producing business and ranching.
Ray united with the First Baptist Church in Albany when 11 years old, and when he and Mrs. Key moved to Ballinger they joined the Presbyterian church there, where he taught a teenage Sunday school class. he was active in church and civil work.
He had a daughter Margie Kay 2 1/2 years old and a son, Joe Edward, 7 months old.
Albany News
April 20, 1950, pg 1
Ray E. Key Victim of Polio, Buried Saturday
Ray E. Key, one of Albany's finest young men, passed away Friday from an attack of polioenecephalitis
Easter Sunday Ray attended services with his family at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian church and took part in the christening of his seven-month-old son, Joe Edward. He was stricken with polio Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the Hendrick Memorial hospital Monday morning, April 10, for treatment.
Funeral services were held at the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church. Special music was a vocal solo by Julian Lathan who sang "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Mrs. Frank Elliott, who also played "Some Day We'll Understand."
Burial with military rites followed in the Albany Cemetery.
Ray E. Kay was Born December 14, 1922, at Archer City and moved to Olney with his parents at the age of five. In 1931 he moved to East Texas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Key, and in 1933 they came to Albany to live.
He attended the Albany schools and in his junior year entered Kemper Military School at Booneville, Mo., where he completed high school and junior college work and late did post-graduate work there. He was captain of his company his senior year in Kemper.
He had an excellent War record. He was wounded August 19, 1944, in the closing of the Falaise-Argentan gap in Northern France. He was wounded again and was awarded the Purple Heart. he served with General Patton's Third Army.
March 28, 1944, he was married to Margie Sedwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sedwick of Albany.
Following release from duty in April 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Key went to Ballinger in June that year where he owned and operated the Key Motor Car Co., Kaiser-Fraser dealer. They resided there three years, then leased the motor company building to the Studebaker agency and moved to Albany, where Mr. Key was associated with his father in the oil-producing business and ranching.
Ray united with the First Baptist Church in Albany when 11 years old, and when he and Mrs. Key moved to Ballinger they joined the Presbyterian church there, where he taught a teenage Sunday school class. he was active in church and civil work.
He had a daughter Margie Kay 2 1/2 years old and a son, Joe Edward, 7 months old.
Albany News
April 20, 1950, pg 1
Ray E. Key, one of Albany's finest young men, passed away Friday from an attack of polioenecephalitis
Easter Sunday Ray attended services with his family at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian church and took part in the christening of his seven-month-old son, Joe Edward. He was stricken with polio Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the Hendrick Memorial hospital Monday morning, April 10, for treatment.
Funeral services were held at the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church. Special music was a vocal solo by Julian Lathan who sang "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Mrs. Frank Elliott, who also played "Some Day We'll Understand."
Burial with military rites followed in the Albany Cemetery.
Ray E. Kay was Born December 14, 1922, at Archer City and moved to Olney with his parents at the age of five. In 1931 he moved to East Texas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Key, and in 1933 they came to Albany to live.
He attended the Albany schools and in his junior year entered Kemper Military School at Booneville, Mo., where he completed high school and junior college work and late did post-graduate work there. He was captain of his company his senior year in Kemper.
He had an excellent War record. He was wounded August 19, 1944, in the closing of the Falaise-Argentan gap in Northern France. He was wounded again and was awarded the Purple Heart. he served with General Patton's Third Army.
March 28, 1944, he was married to Margie Sedwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sedwick of Albany.
Following release from duty in April 1946, Mr. and Mrs. Key went to Ballinger in June that year where he owned and operated the Key Motor Car Co., Kaiser-Fraser dealer. They resided there three years, then leased the motor company building to the Studebaker agency and moved to Albany, where Mr. Key was associated with his father in the oil-producing business and ranching.
Ray united with the First Baptist Church in Albany when 11 years old, and when he and Mrs. Key moved to Ballinger they joined the Presbyterian church there, where he taught a teenage Sunday school class. he was active in church and civil work.
He had a daughter Margie Kay 2 1/2 years old and a son, Joe Edward, 7 months old.
Albany News
April 20, 1950, pg 1
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