Velma Gaynell Graffius
(1908-1990)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Kenneth Chalmers Gray
2. James Merle Nicholas

Velma Gaynell Graffius 1

  • Born: 23 Feb 1908, Gaskill, Jefferson, PA, USA 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Kenneth Chalmers Gray in 1941 in , Brooke, WV, USA
  • Marriage (2): James Merle Nicholas about 1928 in , , Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died: 26 Jan 1990, , Pinellas, FL at age 81 1
  • Buried: Palm Harbor, Pinellas, FL, USA 1

   FamilySearch ID: KHBR-8JS.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Obituary: Tampa Tribune: obituary of Velma G. Gray on 27 Jan 1990 in Tampa, Hillsborough, FL. 3 Velma G. Gray, 81, of Clearwater died Friday at her residence. A native of Punxsutawney, Pa., she lived in the area since 1972, moving from Meridian, Pa. She was an active volunteer with the Red Cross. She is survived by two sons, Ronald of Connoquenessing, Pa., and Warren of Renfrew, Pa.; a daughter, Nancy Felten of Clearwater; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Cremator, Palm Harbor.


Velma married Kenneth Chalmers Gray in 1941 in , Brooke, WV, USA. (Kenneth Chalmers Gray was born on 7 Jul 1905 in Scio, Harrison, OH, USA,4 5 died on 8 Jun 1984 in Dunedin, Pinellas, FL 4 and was buried in Palm Harbor, Pinellas, FL, USA 4.)


Velma next married James Merle Nicholas about 1928 in , , Pennsylvania, USA. (James Merle Nicholas was born on 27 Feb 1893 in Butler, Butler, PA,6 7 died on 29 Mar 1940 in Butler, Butler, PA 6 7 and was buried in Butler, Butler, PA 7.)

Sources

1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134924298.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Certificate 23714, Velma Gaynell Graffius, b. 23 Feb 1908, Gaskill Twp., Jefferson Co. PA, father Walter, mother Ella.

3 "Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL)," 27 Jan 1990, page 133. Obituary of Velma G. Gray.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134924350.

5 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kenneth Chalmers Gray, b. 7 Jul 1905 in Scio, OH.

6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), James Merle Nicholas, b. 27 Feb 1893 Butler PA, d. 29 Mar 1940 Butler Pa., father James B. NIcholas, mother Nancy Bell, spouse Velma G. Graffius.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111399905.


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