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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 9, 2023
John R. Gray Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On West Main Street (U.S. 82) east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "He was born with compassion" is the way John R. Gray was described by his daughter, Terry Gray Chandler, and is remembered by those who knew him. His outward appearances portrayed him as a gruff cowboy, but he was known as a benefactor in his town, . . . — — Map (db m235349) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 82) east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Mack Chase got his start in the oilfield in 1945 at the young age of 14. After graduating from Artesia High School, he went straight to the field full time on a pulling unit, then into two years of service in the United States Army in the early . . . — — Map (db m235351) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 82) east of South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | After meeting up in the Artesia-area oil patch on a number of occasions, Mack Chase and Johnny Gray decided to go into business together. In 1972, they formed Marbob Energy Corporation, named after their wives, Marilyn Chase and Bobbie Gray. The oil . . . — — Map (db m235352) HM |
May. 23, 2024