The Topeka Daily Capital Saturday March 31, 1951 Ray R. Gifford. Ray R. GIFFORD, 64, died Friday morning at his home north of Burlingame. He was born December 14, 1886, in Burlingame and lived there all his life. He was a retired farmer and a member of Masonic Lodge 79 and Order of the Eastern Star. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Tillie Elliott Gifford of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Veria NEIMI, of Anchorage, Alaska; one sister, Mrs. H.A. WARD of Winter Park, Fla.; two grandchildren, Wiano Ray and Wyanne Niemi of Anchorage.