OH121 Corine E. Ray Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Lifestyles
Series Number
OH121
Interviewee
Ray, Corine E.
Interviewer
Bates, Mary
Date Interviewed
November 14th, 1979
Processed by
Tara Marcum
Date Processed
July 12th, 2011
Description
1 sound disc (28 minutes)
Abstract
Corine Ray describes life in Murray, Kentucky during the first half of the 20th century. She discusses family life, church involvement and her marriage. She describes how her family survived during the Great Depression and how her husband searched to find work. She recalled that he made 50 cents one day and returned with a steak, potatoes, buttermilk, flour and one onion. She also recalled receiving milk tickets for her first child. Ray remembered that coal was scarce and people would wait by the train tracks for fallen coal from passing freight trains.
Biographical/Historical Note
Corine Ray was lifelong resident of Murray, Kentucky. Her father was George Richardson. She married James Ray on August 26, 1927. She was a member of the Washington Street Church, where she sang in the choir, served as secretary for twenty-five years and founded the "Sunshine Band."
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Ray, Corine Murray (Ky.) - History
Washington Street Church (Murray, Ky.)
Recommended Citation
Bates, Mary, "OH121 Corine E. Ray Oral History" (2025). Lifestyles. 36.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lifestyles/36
Audio Transcript
