Individual Details

Carolyn Frasier Gray

(2 Sep 1930 - 26 Aug 2007)

Carolyn Frazier Gray Voss, age 76 years, passed away on Sunday evening August 26, 2007 at Lambeth House in New Orleans. Beloved wife of the late Ernst Thomas Voss, she was daughter of Horace Dodson Gray and Clarice Bruner Gray of Memphis TN. Surviving are 2 sons & daughters-in-law, Patrick William Voss and Wanda Voss of Metairie, LA, Matthew Ernst Voss and Vicki Voss of Albany, NY; daughter & son-in-law, Kathleen Voss Lowry and James W. Lowry of Nashville, TN; 2 sisters, Naomi Gray May of Little Rock, AK, and Martha Sue Gray Burgess and her husband Edward Burgess of Atlanta GA; 4 grandchildren, Meagen Kathleen Voss, Courtney Jeanne Voss, Kasey Ruth Lowry and Thomas James Lowry.
Carolyn and her husband Ernie were long time residents of Hammond, LA. While there, they were active members of Grace Memorial Episcopal Church.
Carolyn was an active gardener and seashell collector in her adult years. She was a member of the Louisiana Malacological Society and enjoyed traveling extensively with this group insearch of rare seashells. While residing in Bahia, Brazil, during the 1980s she discovered a seashell that had never been catalogued before. With the assistance of Emily Volkes, this seashell was subsequently catalogued and named "Chicoreus (Seratus) Carolynae."
Friends will be received Sunday, September 2, 2007, at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. A church service will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by a graveside ceremony in Rose Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Paul Bailey officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request gifts be made to Grace Memorial Episcopal Church 100 West Church St. Hammond LA. 70401.
Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/2/2007

Events

Birth2 Sep 1930Shelby County, Tennessee
Census (family)-shared19 Apr 1940(Dr. Horace Dodson Gray and Clarice Maurine Bruner) Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Death26 Aug 2007New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Obituary31 Aug 2007Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
BurialRose Memorial Park Cemetery, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Families

SpouseErnst Thomas Ditlev Voss (1925 - 2002)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherDr. Horace Dodson Gray (1901 - 1976)
MotherClarice Maurine Bruner (1905 - 1977)
SiblingNaomi Elizabeth "Nonny" Gray (1929 - 2018)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Horace GrayHeadM38Tennessee
Clarice GrayWifeF35Oklahoma
Naomi GrayDaughterF10Tennessee
Carolyn GrayDaughterF9Tennessee
Susie GrayDaughterF5Tennessee
Lizzie GrayMotherF66Tennessee

Death

Carolyn Frazier Gray
Application: CAROLYN FRAZIER GRAY (Sep 1950)
Application: CAROLYN FRAZIER VOSS (17 Dec 1974)
Death: CAROLYN F VOSS (26 Aug 2007)
Alias Carolyn Frazier Voss
Second Alias Carolyn F Voss
Sex Female
Birth Date 2 Sep 1930
Birthplace Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Social Program Application Date Sep 1950
Previous Residence Hammond, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Previous Residence Postal Code 70401-1729
Death Date 26 Aug 2007
Race White
Father's Name Horace D Gray
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Clarice Bruner
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Social Program Correspondence

Obituary

Carolyn Fraiser Frasier Gray Voss
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 31 Aug 2007
Event Place Hammond, Louisiana
Residence Place Hammond, Louisiana
Gender Female
Age 76
Birth Year (Estimated) 1931
Death Date 26 Aug 2007
Death Place New Orleans
Newspaper: The Daily Star
Spouse and Children:
Matthew Ernst Voss, Son
Ernst Thomas Voss, Husband
Patrick William Voss, Son
Parents and Siblings:
Horace Dodson Gray, Father
Clarice Bruner Gray, Mother
Naomi Gray May, Sister
Martha Sue Gray Burgess, Sister
Extended Family:
Wanda Voss, Daughter-In-Law
Vicki Voss, Daughter-In-Law
Kathleen Voss Lowry, Daughter-In-Law
James W Lowry, Son-In-Law
Edward Burgess, Brother-In-Law
Meagen Kathleen Voss, Granddaughter
Courtney Jeanne Voss, Granddaughter
Kasey Ruth Lowry, Granddaughter
Ernie, Son-In-Law
Thomas James Lowry, Grandson
Others on Record:
Rev Paul Bailey, Nonrelative Male

Burial

Longitude -90.47566
Latitude 30.51249

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4CD-H4T : accessed 29 April 2017), Horace Gray, Ward 36, Memphis, Civil District 1, Shelby, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 98-237, sheet 18A, line 13, family 380, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3968..

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4. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKG8-8SY6 : 26 October 2016), Carolyn Fraiser Frasier Gray Voss, Hammond, Louisiana, United States, 31 Aug 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Daily Star, The, born-digital text..

5. Find A Grave Memorial 179527248.

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