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Victor O. Jay
1893 - 1976

Lira R. Jay
1896 - 1989

VAN ALSTYNE - Services for Victor Otis Jay, 82, retired Van Alstyne farmer and carpenter who died Monday at his home after a long illness, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Flesher Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Scott and the Rev. J.I.Gregory, Baptist ministers, and the Rev. Donald Griffith, Christian minister.
  Burial will be at Van Alstyne Cemetery.
  Born in Texas, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Jay, and married Lira England on Aug. 23, 1914 in Van Alstyne. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
  Surviving are his wife; daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Hood of Fort Worth, Mrs. Aline Whitehead of Van Alstyne, Mrs. Vivian Hill of Richardson and Mrs. Barbara Holder of Dallas; sons, Alman Jay of Van Alstyne and Garnett Jay of San Antonio; sisters, Mrs. Gertie Tate and Mrs. Thelma Walsh, both of Van Alstyne, and Mrs. Pearl Taylor of McKinney; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
  The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.


Van Alstyne Leader
Thursday, March 25, 1976
V. O. Jay, 82, Buried Here

Funeral services were held Wednesday at Flesher Funeral Home chapel for Victor Otis Jay, 82-year-old farmer and carpenter who died at his home here.
  Rites were conducted by the Rv. Jerry Scott, Rev. Don Griffith and the Rev. J.I.Gregory. Burial was in the Van Alstyne Cemetery.
  Born on Dec. 28, 1893, son of the late Robert O. Jay and Eva Lena Henley Jay, he was a member of the Van Alstyne Baptist Church. He was married August 23, 1914 in Van Alstyne to Lira England.
  Mr. Jay is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Hood of Fort Worth; Mrs. Aline Whitehead, Van Alstyne; Mrs. Vivian Hill of Richardson, and Mrs. Barbara Holder, Dallas; two sons, Alman Jay of Van Alstyne and Garnett Jay, San Antonio; three sisters, Mrs. Gertie Tate and Mrs. Thelma Walsh, both of Van Alstyne; and Mrs. Pearl Taylor of McKinney; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

Van Alstyne Leader
December 14, 1989
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  Services for Lira Rachel Jay, 93, of Van Alstyne were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Flesher Funeral home with burial in Van Alstyne Cemetery. She died Saturday in North Texas Medical Center in McKinney.
  Mrs. Jay was born in Van Alstyne, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Almon England and married Victor O. Jay on Aug. 23, 1914 in Van Alstyne. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Van Alstyne.
  Surviving are her daughters, Evelyn Melot and Allene Whitehead of Van Alstyne, Vivian Hill of Richardson and Barbara Holder of Dallas; son, Garnet Jay of Bulverde; sisters, Lorene Overby of Howe, and Mae Richardson of Van Alstyne; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
  Pallbearers were grandsons Rendell Dale Hood, Richard E. Hood, Gary Whitehead, Kent Whitehead, Larry Jay and Randall Jay.