Uncle Amos was always one of my Dad's favorites. I've been told that Dad was named for Uncle Amos, the Raymond becoming simply Ray. That being the case, I, too, am named for him, being a Junior to my dad's Ray. There are at least two more of the "Ray" line in the next generation, both girls with "Rae" for a middle name, one named for me, one for my dad.
With that said, here's the obituary of Amos R. Gwinn as it appeared in the Chariton Leader in 1969. Note that all references to "Austin" are in Minnesota, not Texas.
Chariton Leader
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1969
Page Three
Obituaries
GWINN – Amos R. Gwinn was born may 30, 1911 in Lucas, Iowa, the son of Amos K. and Lulu Gwinn.
He attended school in Lucas where he resided until March 1936, when he moved to Austin. He was united in marriage with Winnifred A. Smith April 25, 1938 in Austin. Mr. Gwinn was an employee of George A. Hormel Co. 27 years and an active member of the Moose Lodge.
Amos Gwinn died of a heart attack en route to St. Olaf Hospital Dec 2, 1969.
Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Dec 6 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rev. Harvey Johnson officiating. Interment was in Grand View Memorial Gardens with Worlein Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Leslie Hansen, Charles Dockham, Frank Larweek, John Cahill, Sidney Heiny, Jack Green.
Relatives attending the funeral came from Lucas, Chariton, Des Moines, Derby, Woodburn, Iowa, Napa Calif., Blooming Prairie, Brownsdale, Fairmont, Lansing, Albert Lea, Minneapolis.
Mr. Gwinn is survived by his widow, two sons, Raymond Gwinn, Napa, and Michael Gwinn, Austin; two daughters, Mrs. Phillip (Mercedes) Nordstrom, Austin, Miss Sandra Gwinn of Owatonna; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Robins, Hot Springs, Calif., Mrs. Ambrose Taylor, Lucas, Mrs Ellen Gray, Chariton, Mrs. Phillip Roberts, Derby; three brothers, John Gwinn, Chariton, Andrew Gwinn, Osceola, Floyd Gwinn, Lucas.
He was a kind and devoted father and he will be missed.
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1969
Page Three
Obituaries
GWINN – Amos R. Gwinn was born may 30, 1911 in Lucas, Iowa, the son of Amos K. and Lulu Gwinn.
He attended school in Lucas where he resided until March 1936, when he moved to Austin. He was united in marriage with Winnifred A. Smith April 25, 1938 in Austin. Mr. Gwinn was an employee of George A. Hormel Co. 27 years and an active member of the Moose Lodge.
Amos Gwinn died of a heart attack en route to St. Olaf Hospital Dec 2, 1969.
Funeral services were at 1:30 p.m. Dec 6 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Rev. Harvey Johnson officiating. Interment was in Grand View Memorial Gardens with Worlein Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Leslie Hansen, Charles Dockham, Frank Larweek, John Cahill, Sidney Heiny, Jack Green.
Relatives attending the funeral came from Lucas, Chariton, Des Moines, Derby, Woodburn, Iowa, Napa Calif., Blooming Prairie, Brownsdale, Fairmont, Lansing, Albert Lea, Minneapolis.
Mr. Gwinn is survived by his widow, two sons, Raymond Gwinn, Napa, and Michael Gwinn, Austin; two daughters, Mrs. Phillip (Mercedes) Nordstrom, Austin, Miss Sandra Gwinn of Owatonna; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Frank Robins, Hot Springs, Calif., Mrs. Ambrose Taylor, Lucas, Mrs Ellen Gray, Chariton, Mrs. Phillip Roberts, Derby; three brothers, John Gwinn, Chariton, Andrew Gwinn, Osceola, Floyd Gwinn, Lucas.
He was a kind and devoted father and he will be missed.
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Karla Rae Funk Cook is another descendant with "Rae" in her name. Her father, Rolland Ralph Funk, son of Charles Francis Funk and Lucille Pauline Snook Funk, told her that she was named "Rae" after Rachel Gwinn Snook.-- Karla Rae Funk Cook
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