OBITUARY: Ray Stockam, Jackson County, Oregon ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers March 2006 ********************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 23 May 1902, Central Point Items, p. 3, c. 2-3: We are called upon the second time within a month to chronicle the death of a dear son in the family of W. J. Stockam, of Tolo. That dread disease, diphtheria, has claimed both Guy and Ray, the only children of this family, as its victims. Little Ray had the disease at the time his brother died, April 20th, and had, to all appearances, recovered. He was up and playing around the house, when suddenly he took very ill with severe pains in his stomach and only lived a few hours, dying May 15th, aged three years, seven months and twenty days. All was done for the little sufferer that kind and loving parents and grandparents could do but nothing could save him. Many beautiful floral offerings were brought for the grave and a large funeral cortege followed the remains to his resting place. Mr. and Mrs. Stockam have the heartfelt sympathy of a host of friends in this their sad affliction.