Transcribed and donated by Mona Tomlinson, 2006.  All Rights Reserved.

Starkville News 10/18/1918

After a short illness of pneumonia brough on by an attack of influenza
 DR. T.C. GRAY of Sturgis died last Friday night. He was a graduate 
in medicine from Vanderbilt Univerity and came to Sturgis from 
Choctaw County. The funeral was conducted by REV. H.Y. McCALAB, 
paster of the Presbyterian church ant the interment occured Saturday at 
Double Springs. The deceased is survived by wife and mother. 

Sturgis mourns the untimely death of one of her most beloved citzens and 
physcians. (DR. T.C.GRAY) He like any good soldier "fell at his post of duty" 

While relieving the itch and combatting disease and death he became a 
victom of influenza. His death, which occured on the night of the 11th 
just is not only a terrible affliction to the stricken wife and mother, 
but a distinct loss and source of grief to our community.