Family Details
William's father, Gray Walter Gay, was born on January 19, 1875 to Charles Gay and Fanny Murry in Pontotoc County. He eventually met and married his wife, Susie Sullender, and lived as a farmer in Lafayette County, having seven children until his death on December 15, 1961. William's mother, Susie Ella Sullender, was born on March 27, 1883 to John Sullender and Martha Katherine Kelly. When she married William on March 30, 1903, she had no job and lived as a housewife until her death on January 13, 1966. Velma J. Gay was William and Susie's first child, born sometime in 1903. She eventually married John Matthew Fuller until her death in 1968. James Moody Gay was William and Susie's second child, born in 1906. He married Gladys M. Gay and stayed in Lafayette until his death in February of 1974. Their third child was Charles Barry Gay, born on September 27, 1907. He died unmarried on July 15, 1949. Walter Dewey Gay was their fourth child; he was born on December 30, 1910 and died on August 26, 1982. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Ramzy Gay. Jimmy Elwood Gay was their fifth child and was born on November 9, 1913. He married Sletes J. E. Gay before his death on November 18, 2000. Johnnie Beatrice Gay was their sixth child, born on January 15, 1918. She married Hubert Wayne Hipp and was the last of her siblings to pass away on February 20, 2001. |
Gray Walter Gay
Gray Walter Gay and Susie Ella Gay's Gravestone
Susie Ella Sullender
Velma Gay Fuller
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