Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-13
FUNERAL OF LATE MRS.
A. b. GRAY HELD SUNDAY
Services We're Conducted at the c. j.
CawIey Home on Sunday
Afternoon,

The following is from the .Pipestone
(Minnesota) County Star, Nov. 9th
Mrs. Gray resided in Schofield for
nearly 40 years and was one of the
best known women of our county. A
woman OF learning and ability; a
ready speaker and largely interested
IN every important movement and ever
engaged in works of charity. She
was beloved and honored by our peo-
pie. Her death will cause much sor-
row to those who knew her:
'The funeral of the late Mrs. A. B.
Gray was held at 2:3O O'Clock Sun
day afternoon, Nov. 4th, 1917, at the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. C. j. Caw-
ley, go South Lowry street Brief but
appropriate remarks were made by
Rev. Il. N. Prentice OF the Presbyteri-
an church, and short obituary of the
deceased was read. Tad A. Bailey
sang, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
The body was placed in the vault
at Woodland cemetery and it is the
intention to later take it to Los An
IL l.
lowing gentlemen acted as pail bear
ers: David Patten, S. w. Funk, C. S.
Rebman, e. w. Davies, A. S. Dyer and
G. H. Bennett.
The late Mrs Gray had for several
years made her home with her daugh-
ter in Pipestone, and had a large
circle of friends here by whom she
will be greatly missed She was an
aunt OF Councilman John Gray, of this
city. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Mar
garet Rebman, of Austin, Mimi. had
been here during the last days of her
illness and attended the funeral on
Sunday.
Almedia B. Lombard was born in
the state of Maine, jan Is, 1888. In
her childhood days she was permitted
to travel with her parents through the
eastern, southern and middle states
She spent some time on a steamer
owned and piled by her father. be-
tween New Orleans and other points
on the Mississippi river. The family
finally located somewhat north of the
central part of Wisconsin, in Mara
thon county.
Sometime in the early fifties she
married Mr.. John Gray. In or near
the year 1856 they moved to a farm in
Illinois about forty miles west of Chi
cago, and remained there until 1863,
when they returned to Wisconsin,
making the 800 mile trip by team
in that early day of the pioneer, and
located on farm 100 miles from any
railroad
They remained in Wisconsin until
1893, when they moved to Los An
geles, Cal, where Mr.. Gray died in
October, 1907. Mrs Gray continued
to reside in California until 1913. In
March of that year, having recovered
from spell of sickness, she was
brought by Mr.. and Mrs. Cawley to
their home in Pipestone, and here re-
sided until She passed away Nov. 2,
1917.
Mrs. Gray was the mother of five
children, two sons and three daugh-
tiers, of whom Mrs. sCawley is the
only one surviving.
Her many friends will remember
her by her sterling qualities, her
kindness, uprightness and sincerity.
She was strong advocate of woman's
suffrage, held official positions with
that organization both in Wisconsin
and California, and did much to ad-
vance the interests of the cause She
was widely read, and kept up in the
affairs of the day until within very
recent months, when the weakness and
infirmities of age made it physically
and mentally impossible for her to do
so"