Ray Austin Pool's Obituary
GROOM SERVICES- 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the First Baptist Church in Groom with Rev. David Kelly, Pastor, officiating. INTERMENT- Groom Cemetery. Mr. Pool was born September 5, 1920 in Groom, Texas to Jinks and Thelma Mae Slay Pool. He was employed by the US Atomic Energy Commission in Indian Springs, Nevada from 1950 to 1984. He married Gaynelle McElroy on September 4, 1994 at Groom. He was a US Air Force veteran of World War II, was a Master Mason and a member of the Masonic Lodge, and had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Groom since 1933. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - a son, Max Pool and a granddaughter. SURVIVORS - his wife, Gaynelle Pool of Groom; 2 daughters, Deane Dodson and Marylin Beck both of Las Vegas, NV; one son, Bobby Owen Pool of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Maurine Strickland of Amarillo; one brother, Bob Pool of Groom; 7 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild. MEMORIALS - The family requests that memorials be to First Baptist Church in Groom. THE FAMILY MAY BE CONTACTED AT: 201 Shelton Avenue / PO Box 454 / Groom, Texas 79039-0454. Phone #: (806)248-7247
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