Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — AGED LADY DIED FOLLOWING FALL [ARTICLE]

AGED LADY DIED FOLLOWING FALL

Mother of Sylvester Gray Passed Away at Her Home in Carpenter Township Tuesday.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, mother of Sylvester Gray, of this city, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Bums, in West Carpenter township Wednesday afternoon it the age of 86 years. On last Monday Mrs. Gray sustained a fall, in which she received a broken leg, and an account of the accident was contained in Tuesday’s Republican. Mrs. Gray sank rapidly following her fall and her death occurred about twenty-four hours later. Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr, her daughter, and Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer, were at her bedside when death came.

Mrs. Gray leaves to mourn their loss, four childem, as follows: Mrs. James Bums, of Carpenter township: Sylvester Gray, of Rensselaer: Albert Gray, of Kenosha, Wis.; and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, of Parr. The funeral services will be held at the late residence Friday morning at 10 o’clock and deceased will be laid to rest at the side of the grave of her husband, James Gray, who passed away about thirty years ago.