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Note: Newspaper Obituary (Name of newspaper unknown, probably Del Norte Record)
Died.
Rebecca Elizabeth Bray.
Rebecca E. Bray, wife of R.D. Bray, died suddenly last Sunday night, December 20th, at 11o'clock, at their home on 6th and K streets in Crescent City.
She was seated by the stove in the siting room at the time talking with her husband, when suddenly she called in agonized tones for water. Her husband quickly brought her a drink. She took one swallow and fell to the floor unconscious. Mr. Bray supposing that she had fainted, lifted her from the floor and placing her upon a couch attempted to restore her to consciousness. His efforts proved unavailing. Thoroughly alarmed he hurried to a neighbor's for assistance and sent a messenger for a physician. Returning home with kind neighbors every effort was made to restore the unfortunate woman to consciousness, but it soon became apparent that she was beyond human aid. The doctor upon his arrival soon confirmed their terrible fears. Death had been instantaneous.
Ever since the birth of their last child, something over a year ago, Mrs. Bray had been in feeble health, and during the past month had complained of illness quite frequently, but on the day of her death she seemed greatly improved, and on that very afternoon had said to her sisters, Miss Moore and Mrs. William Hamilton, who visited her, that she felt very much better. At five o'clock they left her in the best of spirits, and went to their homes. She attended to her usual duties after her sisters left and not once during the whole evening, up to the time of her death, did she complain of pain or unusual illness.
Her sudden death has proven a terrible blow to the bereaved husband, and in this his hour of grief the deepest sympathy of the community goes out to him and to the motherless little ones.
Rebecca Elizabeth Bray was a daughter of W.H. and Priscilla Moore, both deceased, who came to Del Norte in 1874 and resided here up to the time of their deaths. She was born in Michigan a little over 34 years ago and was one of a family of five children. In 1874 she came with her parents to Del Norte and in the fall of 1882 was married to R.D. Bray, engineer in the mills of Hobbs, Wall & Co. in this place.
Five children, the fruits of that union, survive her. The youngest is but a babe in arms.
Besides husband and children, Mrs. Bray leaves two sisters, Miss Jessie Moore and Mrs. Wm. Hamilton of Crescent City, and three brothers, one of whom, Dale Moore, resides in Crescent City. G.J. Moore, another brother, lives in Eureka, and there is a third brother in Michigan - Ed. Moore.
The funeral took place from the Methodist Church at 3 P.M. Wednesday. The church was filled to overflowing with sympathizing friends.
Rev. C.F. Coy, the pastor, delivered an impressive sermon, and held out to the bereaved ones the hope that beyond the grave through the mercy of Him who died for men they might be reunited with the loved one whom they mourned if they would but believe.
A choir feelingly rendered some appropriate selections, and the friends of the deceased having taken one last look at her face, the march to the grave in Odd Fellows cemetery was taken up. There, the mourning firends of her girlhood and womanhood gathered round, all that was mortal of Rebecca Elizabeth Bray was committed to the dust.
The deceased was a member of Rebekah Lodge, No. 96, and the members of that order attended her funeral in a body.
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