The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-11
Early City
Residents
Passed Away
Mrs. Sarah Gray
Called At Home of
Daughter In Seattle
H. B. NICKERSON
Death Came Sud-
denly-Resident of
Minneapolis Since 1902
Mrs. Sarah Gray


Mrs. Sarah Gray, early resident
of this community, passed away
Monday afternoon, January LIST, at
five o'clock, at the home of her
daughter, in Seattle, Washington.
She had been i'll for just one month
prior to death.
Sarah Emma Day was born on
March 4th, 1854, at Red Wing, Min
nesota, the daughter of John and
Sarah Day. Her age at death was
IS years, nine months and 26 days.
She was the first white child born
in the city Of Red Wing.
On November 10Th, 1870, she was
united in marriage to George Gray,
and they resided in Red Wing I'M
til the year Of 1880. They then
moved to the Sank Centre commun-
ity and settled on a farm in Ash
ley Township, seven miles south
east of this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gray resided on that farm until
they retired from farming in 1925
and moved into the city Of Sank
Centre.
Eight children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Gray, as follows: Charles
D. and ]. Otto Gray, of Ceylon,
Sask., Canada; John v. and Allie
Baxter, Of Falls City; Jennie M.
Irish, of Marmarth, N. D.; Lizzie
I. and Mirtle M, Of Seattle, Wash
ington; and Alice, who passed away
in infancy.
Since the death Of Mr.. John
Gray, her second husband, in
1888, Mrs. Gray spent most Of her
time with her children and at the
time Of her illness was with her
daughter in Seattle.
Funeral services, held in Seattle,
Washington, were attended by five
of the children and her brother,
Chas. Day. The remains were
brought to Sank Centre and fun
eral services were held in the Sank
Centre Funeral Chapel Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock, with Rev.
r. M. Harris conducting the same.
Interment was made in St. Johns
cemetery in Ashley Township, be-
side the grave Of her husband. PAIL
bearers were Jim Kinsella, Robert
Kinsella, w. Cowlthorp, o. Hardin,
S. Thornbloom and George Brown.
Those from out-of-town attending
the service were: Charles D. Gray,
of Ceylon, Canada; Jennie M. Irish,
of Marmarth, N. D.; Mirtle Neville,
of Seattle, Washington; Carroll
Haynes, of Long Prairie.
$50
Henry b. Nickerson
Henry B. Nickerson, a former
resident Of Sank Centre, passed
away Sunday, January 7th, in Min
neapolis. He was "a years old on
December 10, 1899.
Mr.. Nickerson apparently was in
excellent health. He suffered a
heart attack Sunday evening at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Roger
Harring, 1901 26th Ave. So, Mime
apolis. ,>:as ..a.
A lifelong resident, well-known
to many of the older residents, Mr..
Nickerson was a chartered member
of the Odd Fellow Lodge Of Sank
Centre, and he always retained his
membership in the local body.
Mr.. Nickerson was employed in
the Keller wagon factory in this
city. He resided here until 1902,
when he and Mrs. Nickerson and
family moved to Minneapolis where
he was employed in the Keller
factory, moved there following the
fire which destroyed the plant in
this city.
Mrs. Nickerson, formerly Mertie
Ellen Mathews, also an early resi-
dent Of Sank Centre, passed away
on November %, 1887. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nickerson were united in mar
riage in this city.
Mr.. Nickerson had many friends
in this city, and he spent ten days
visiting here early this winter,
hence his death came as a shock
to local friends.
Funeral services will be held in
the Sank Centre Funeral Chapel
this Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann, Of the
Methodist Church, will conduct the
service and burial will be made in
Oakland cemetery on the family
lot. The pallbearers will be w. H.
Parker, Anton Nelson, w. E. De-
Laurier, Milo Cole, Frank Pang-
burn and c. e. Bohall. Odd Eel
low services will be conducted at
the grave.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Matt Poll, Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and Mrs. Roger Harring, Of
Minneapolis: three sons, Howard,
of Minneapolis; Harry, of Milwau-
kee, Wis, and Horace, of st. Paul;
two sisters, Emma A. and Dora M.
Nickerson, Of Minneapolis; and
eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Celia We'll and daughter,