This is my father's obituary he was actually born near Urich and raised in Henry, Bates and Cass County. Raymond R. Gregg, 80, Stockton, Mo. Died Wednesday, March 17, 1999, at his home. Mr. Gregg was born on Oct. 7, 1918, near Creighton, Mo. He was a crane operator for many years doing heavy construction, and was a member of the Hoisting and Portable Engineers Local Union 101. His first wife, Margaret L.(Owen)Gregg, preceded him in death in 1982. His survivors include his wife of 16 years, Catherine Gregg of the home. Six children, Donald R. Gregg, El Dorado, Ks. Sharon L. This, Bedford, TX. Richard D. Gregg, Stockton, Mo. Alice M. Cook, Buckner, MO. Bonnie S. McGee, El Dorado Springs, Mo. Beverly Jo Cockerel, Smithville, Mo. Seven stepchildren, James Hoke, Smithville, Mo. Barbara Wade, Gladstone, Mo. Diana Noland, Kansas City, Wanda Jarvis, Warsaw, Mo. Mary Head, Weston, Mo. Patricia Head, Bolivar, Mo. and Janice Hoke, Lincoln, Mo. 19 grandchildren. 14 step grandchildren. 24 great-grandchildren. Three step great-grandchildren. Niece, Nona Lee Johnson. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Citizen's Memorial Hospital Hospice, 113 E. Broadway, Bolivar, Mo. 65613, or the American Cancer Society Don Gregg dong@powwwer.net