Milus Osgood Gay
1902 - 1995 (92 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Milus Osgood Gay was born on 05 Sep 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 26 Jan 1995 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington; was buried in El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California. Other Events:
- Occupation: circulation manager for shopping news; publisher
- Census: 1930, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California
- Census: 1940, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125528285/milus-osgood-gayMilus married Antoinette Guernsey on 1 Jul 1925. Antoinette (daughter of Charles Arthur Guernsey and Mary Vick Bryant) was born on 04 Jan 1894 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 17 Oct 1981 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington; was buried in El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Henry Guernsey Gay
was born on 16 Nov 1926 in Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming; died on 03 Jan 1999 in Shelton, Mason County, Washington; was buried in El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California. - 3. Beverly Gay was born on 15 Jul 1928 in Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming; died on 28 Nov 2021; was buried in Buckley Cemetery, Buckley, Pierce County, Washington.
Generation: 2
2. Henry Guernsey Gay (1.Milus1) was born on 16 Nov 1926 in Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming; died on 03 Jan 1999 in Shelton, Mason County, Washington; was buried in El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94908362/henry-guernsey-gay3. Beverly Gay (1.Milus1) was born on 15 Jul 1928 in Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming; died on 28 Nov 2021; was buried in Buckley Cemetery, Buckley, Pierce County, Washington. Notes:
Beverly Gay Gage passed away peacefully on November 28, 2021 in her home overlooking South Prairie and Mt. Rainier that she designed sixty years ago. Beverly was born July 15, 1928 in Wheatland, Wyoming to Milus and Antoinette Gay. The youngest of four children, she grew up in Monterey and Pacific Grove, California, and graduated as Valedictorian from Monterey Union High School in 1946. While attending the University of California at Berkeley, she met and married Louis Gage in 1948. They moved to Buckley, Washington in 1952, where Louis was co-owner and editor of the Buckley News Banner. In 1965, they started Buckley Real Estate Service, and she worked as the business bookkeeper until they retired in 1986.
During those years, Beverly was active in the community as a member of the Ida Marge Orthopedic Guild, the Women’s Musical and Literary Society, and the Buckley Library Board. In 1972, she was appointed to the Pierce County Library Board of Trustees and advocated for partnerships with municipal libraries to build new facilities and expand and improve services, resulting in new library buildings in Buckley, Bonney Lake, Sumner and many other communities. In 1986, Beverly was appointed to an exploratory committee formed to plan expansion of the University of Washington into downtown Tacoma. That effort resulted in the opening of the Tacoma branch campus (UWT) in 1997.
Beverly was preceded in death by her husband Louis, their daughter, Laurie Richardson, her brothers Bryant Gay and Henry Gay, and her sister, Antoinette Gay Korngold. Beverly is survived by her children Nancy Chennault (Jim), Cliff Gage (Debbie), Tim Gage, and Wendy Shook (Pete), thirteen grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held this summer when her garden is in bloom.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242991139/beverly-gageBeverly married Louis Edward Gage on 8 Feb 1948 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California. Louis (son of Lyman Jerome Gage and Winnie Bernice Reed) was born on 16 Feb 1925 in Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas; died on 24 Oct 2008 in Buckley, Pierce County, Washington; was buried in Buckley Cemetery, Buckley, Pierce County, Washington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]