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Harry Ray, 34, Ends Life WithHarry Ray, 34, committed suicide at 12:15 a. m . today at hisroom.. 601 East Fourth street, by shooting himself through the 1 heart with a 12 gauge shotgun. ; Police and Sheriff Fred B. ! i Nesper were called by other oc- • J j cupants of the rooming house who | heard the shot and discovered ‘ Ray in the rear room lt;»f the * place. Death was instantaneous, ■ * Coroner Dr. C. P. Phillips said. | The coroner decided an inquest lt;would not be r.ecc sary. 1Ray had borrowed the death \ dealing shotgun about a half 1 hour before his d:ath from .another roomer, Joe McCormick.McCormick he wanted to use it to hunt rabbits this morning. ,Harry Ralph Ray, son of William and Martha Bird Ray, was born in Muscatine, May 7, 1908, and spent his entire life here. He married Margaret Shoemaker on Sept. 10, 1934 at Rock Island and her death occurred on March 27, 1942. He was a button cutter by trade.Surviving are his 'parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Ray of Muscatine; a brother, Ivan Rav of Muscatine, a half brother, Richard Ray of Portland. Ore., a half sister, Helen Landenbury of Minneapolis. Minn, rTh? funeral rites will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Ralph.• J. Wittich Funeral home where j ;he body is remaining. The Rev. Paul V. Clark of the United Brethren church will be in charge.\
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine, Iowa, US
Mon, Feb 15, 1943
Page 2
Full Page
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Musser P.
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