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Ray Osbourn

Also Mr. Ray Osbourn

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TypePerson
Died1960-10-02
ErasModern era
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1960-10-02
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Summary

Ray Osbourn of Williamsburg, Iowa was reported to have died on October 2, 1960. The notice identified him as Lucille Gillespie’s husband.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified death notice. It does not provide age, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.

Open questions

  • Which Iowa obituary, cemetery, or civil records document Osbourn’s death and identity?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Ray Osbourn of Williamsburg, Iowa died October 2 and identifies him as the husband of Lucille Gillespie. It does not provide age, cause, funeral, cemetery, or civil record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Ray Osbourn”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/ray-osbourn/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1960, obituary notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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