b & d Gibson Co IN; s/of John Raney (6 Sep 1893 MO-23 Nov 1934 IN) & Elva Mae Smith (1898-1973 CA); m: 1936 Sarah Maxine Slunder (1918 Vincennes IN-30 Aug 2010 Santa Cruz CA; d/of Frederick Slunder* & Dora Davis*); res: 1940 Patoka - Gibson Co IN; ch: Norma Katheryn (1 Aug 1937 Princeton IN-2016 Santa Cruz CA) & Judith Gale (10 Dec 1939 IN-1970 buried Santa Cruz CA m: 1963 CA William Cavanaugh)