Newspaper Clipping, Doctor-Veteran Remembered, Dr. Robert B. Ray, undated

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Description

This newspaper photograph shows a group of people gathered around a headstone that reads "Ray" with a United States flag and a small wreath that bears a ribbon that reads "Lest We Forget" is placed beside the flag. The caption of the photograph states that a graveside ceremony was conducted honoring the late Dr. Robert Ray who died in 1965. The caption shares his military career during World War II and states that the Stonestreet-Rone Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and its auxiliary planned the memorial. The wreath was placed by Rehtta Ray Sanders who was delivered by and named after Dr. Ray.

Publication Date

1970

Approximate Creation Date

1970

Time Period

1970-1979

Subjects

Newspapers; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); Veterans

Keywords

newspaper clippings; doctors; veterans; memorials

Object Type

text

Format (original)

newspaper clipping

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_Doctor-Vet-Remembered_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 10

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University