Gladys, her Husband and Blogger Susan Petersen

Do you ever quickly scan posted cemetery listings and obituaries, in hopes of finding something that will help you in your search? I do, all the time, and sometimes the eye scans are very quick. A second later, I couldn't even tell you the surname or location I had just read. So, when I was doing just that, scanning through a post by Susan Petersen of Long Lost Relatives, I spotted a name and knew instantly that Rev. Roy G. Pavy was in my tree. But why is he listed in an obituary posted by Susan (of Nebraska) of her great grand-aunt since he was living in Connecticut? Further reading of Susan's blog provided the answers: her ancestor lived in Connecticut and she was buried in the same cemetery as my grandparents!

I quickly wrote Susan to tell her about Rev. Pavy then went to my file to review my information. There is no need to include his huge obituary, so I will simply say, he died 6 Jul 1967 and they had no children. His wife, Gladys and my grandfather were 2nd cousins, and each was an only child. I heard the names of Gladys and Roy mentioned frequently, and when my grandfather died, I chose to take an old photo (undated) of Gladys, shown below.

Gladys Bishop Pavy

Roy G. Pavy

In closing, I think it is important to look at all blogs which are about a person or family. You will never know what you've missed if you don't. In this case, Susan lives in Nebraska, I am in Massachusetts, yet I found a relative mentioned on her blog about a Connecticut death! Pretty neat.