Fred H Pray Passes Over
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Title Fred H Pray Passes Over Date 18 Jun 1910 Locality Newapapers.com Page 6 Periodical Santa Cruz Evening News Place Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA USA Source Type Newspaper URL https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-evening-news-frederick-hall-p/135615749/ Source ID S1333 Text FRED H. PRAY PASSES OVER
DEATH COMES TO END SUFFERINGS OF WELL KNOWN MAN-ABOUT TOWN.
SON OF THE LATE AMASA PRAY, A NAME LINKED WITH EARLY LOCAL HISTORY.
Fred H. Pray, the well known man-about-town, who has lived in Santa Cruz for over 40 years, died at the Mission Hill sanatorium this morning, after a long Illness, following injuries he receved In a fall from a wagon on the Scotts Valley road a ittle over a year ago.
Pray was the son of the late Amasa Pray, one of the pioneers of Santa Cruz, who conducted the Pacific Ocean house In early days. His father and mother are both dead, Mrs. Pray having died here about three years ago. Mrs. Miriam F. Bancroft of Berkeley, a sister, was with him when he died. He was unconscious for some time before he passed away, but before that he frequently wished for death to end his sufferings.
The dead man was much beloved by his many friends. He was a native of Massachusetts, 58 years of age, but came to California when he was 13 and lived In Santa Cruz practically ever since. Since his mother died Pray made his home with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Young, old friends of the family.
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Pray - In Santa Cruz, June 18, Fred H Pray, a native of Massachusetts, aged 58 years.
The funeral services for deceased will be held from Wesendorf & Stafflers undertaking parlor tomorrow, Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend the services. Interment strictly private.Linked to (1) PRAY, Frederick Hall
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