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Martha Jane (Davis) Terrell

MRS. TERRELL OF BLUFORD IS DEAD; BE BURIED FRIDAY

Mrs. Martha Terrell, widow of W. B. Terrell, died Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. She had been in impaired health since the death of her husband which occurred eight years ago. Her age at time of death was 70 years, seven months and nine days.

She is survived by six children, namely: Mrs. Bertha Lowry, Bluford; Mrs. Nelle Amick, Kansas City, Mo.; Elmer Terrell, State Center, Iowa; John Terrell, Dixon, Ill.; Clyde Terrell, Mt. Vernon; Bryan Terrell, Hollandale, Minn.

She leaves two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Mary F. Kirkpatrick and W.R. Davis of Bluford and Mrs. Lucinda Epperson of Chicago, and nine grandchildren, beside a host of other relatives and friends.

She was one of Jefferson county's most highly respected, loyal and consecrated member of the Bluford Baptist church and was always interested in the welfare of the church. She lived a very unselfish life, thinking of the welfare and comfort of others before herself.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Bluford Baptist church with Rev. Cyrus Mauling officiating, assisted by Rev. Bird Green. Burial will follow in East Hickory Hill cemetery.

Friends may view the body at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Lowery, on the east hard road at any convenient time until the funeral hour.


Source: Scan of newspaper clipping my grandmother kept
Date: September 1936
Transcribed and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Relationship: 1st cousin, 4 times removed


Note from Sandy:

Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name: Martha Terrell
[Martha Davis]
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1866
Birth Place: Jefferson Co, Ill
Death Date: 16 Sep 1936
Death Place: 5th Road Dist , Union County, Illinois
Burial Date: 18 Sep 1936
Burial Place: Jefferson County, Ill
Cemetery Name: Hickory Hill
Death Age: 70
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital status: W
Gender: Female
Residence: Bluford, Jefferson, Illinois
Father Name: Wm Davis
Father Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother Name: Margaret Dagg
Mother Birth Place: Ill
Spouse Name: Wm. A. Terrell
FHL Film Number: 1766170


For corrections or additions, please contact me: Sandy Bauer

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