Thomas N. Gray^{[1, 2]}

1901 - 1955  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas N. Gray
  Born	20 Sep 1901
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Oct 1955
  Person ID	I102323	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Clinton Monroe Gray,   b. 19 Dec 1873, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Aug 1943  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Vegie Fine
  Family ID	F36986	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Willis LaRue Funeral Home Records, (Cocke County, Tennessee). Clinton Monroe Grayl obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com). Tombstones found vandalized, investigators seek information © 2005 NPT PHOTO BY KEVIN FLINT The Cocke County Sheriffs Department (CCSD) is seeking the location of two tombstones recovered Thursday morning off Peach Tree way. CCSD Chief Deputy said, anyone with information can contact him at the CCSD at 423-623-6004. Pictured, from left, are CCSD Deputies Ron Rice, Taylor, Tony Whitten, and Joe Dodgin. By: Kevin Flint Source: The Newport Plain Talk 05-20-2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWPORT—Cocke County Sheriff’s Deputy Tony Whitten reported Thursday that he and Deputy Ron Rice recovered two tombstones off Peach Tree Way. According to Whitten’s report, an employee of It’s All His Real Estate reported that a headstone was seen lying on the side of Peach Tree Way, against a tree and beside a small stream. Whitten said that once he and Rice arrived on the scene, another tombstone was also found. The tombstones appear to have been taken from the graves of Thomas N. Gray, who was born Sept. 20, 1901 and died Oct. 26, 1955, and Robert P. Shelton, who was born Mar. 8, 1911 and died Oct. 4, 1983. “We will prosecute anyone who steals or vandalizes a tombstone or grave site,” said Cocke County Sheriff Chief Deputy Pat Taylor. “Contact me at the Cocke County Sheriff’s Department at 423-623-6004 with information on the location of the grave site. These stones belong back at a proper grave site. “Judge Ben Hooper once sent four 18 year-old boys to prison for eight years for vandalizing tombstones and graves,” he said. “The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department, judges, and district attorney’s office will not tolerate someone vandalizing a grave site or tombstone.”