DE GRUY - On Sunday February 3, 1957 at 2:15 o'clock p.m., MR. SIMUEL DE GRUY, beloved husband of Mrs. Emma De Gruy, father of Simuel Verloin and Oscar De Gruy, Mildred Smith and Almiter Cooper; brother of Nellie Hicks, Katie De Gruy and Beatrice Williams; brother-in-law of Nellie Baile and Olivia Stewart; father-in-law of Nellie, Juanita and Laura De Gruy, Raymond Cooper and Emanuel Smith; also survived by 13 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives; aged 53 years, a native of Barataria, La. Relatives and friends of the family, also employes of Jefferson Parish School Board and all the churches of the vicinity are respectfully invited to attend the wake service on Friday night, February 8, 1957 at New Zion Baptist Church, Crown Point, La. Funeral Services on Saturday, February 9, 1957 at 11 o'clock a.m, Rev. A. Jackson officiating. Arrangements by Rhondes Funeral Home, 1716 N. Claiborne avenue. Interment in Bailey Cemetery, Barataria, La. New Orleans Public Library Times P:icayune Newspaper February 8, 1957, p2, c6 Helen Kendrick