Daniel
Leroy
"Roy" Edenburn was born August
3, 1872, in
Little Rock Twp., Kendall Co., IL, and died November 24, 1922,
in Superior,
Nuckolls Co., NE, at age 50.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls
Co., NE.
He
is
the son of James
W. Edenburn of Pennsylvania, and Mary Jeanette Winans of New York.
Jeanette Eugenia "Nellie" Abbey
was born
July 12, 1878, in Logan Pct., Clay Co., NE, and died July 16, 1915, at a local
hospital in Lincoln,
Lancaster Co., NE, at age 37.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
She
is
the daughter of
Francis Abbey of
Clarke Twp., Newcastle Dist., Durham Co., Canada West
, and Mary Jane
Murphy of
Jerseyville, Jersey Co., IL
.
Daniel
Leroy
"Roy" Edenburn
and
Jeanette Eugenia
"Nellie"
obtained
a marriage license
on December 4, 1895, in Nuckolls Co., NE.
Daniel
Leroy
"Roy" Edenburn
and
Jeanette Eugenia
"Nellie" (Abbey) Edenburn
had three children:
-
James Lawrence Edenburn: Born April 1, 1896, in
Superior Twp., Nuckolls Co., NE; Died October 1, 1964, at Scott and White
Memorial Hospital, Belton, Temple, Bell Co.,
TX (age 68). Buried in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., TX. Married
(1)
June 7, 1919, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, to Ada Ethel Patterson: Born
about 1896 in
Arkansas; Died March 17, 1982, in Missouri (about age 86). Divorced before 1930 in Muskogee,
Muskogee Co., OK. Married (2) December 30, 1936, in Jarrell, Williamson Co., TX, to
Laura Lee Miles: Born December 10, 1910, in Durango, Falls Co., TX; Died
August 12, 1987, in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA (age 76).
Buried in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., TX. James Lawrence Edenburn served in WWI.
-
Emma May "Eddie" Edenburn:
Born February 20, 1899, in
Smyrna, Nuckolls Co., NE
; Died
December 8, 1987, at Mercy Medical, City of Daphne, Baldwin Co., AL (age 88). Buried
in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL. Married March 1, 1925, in St. Louis, MO, to Chesley Spence Gunn: Born April 3,
1894, in Bladen, Webster Co., NE; Died July 29, 1966, in Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL (age 72). Buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
-
Jeanette "Nettie" Edenburn: Born April
25, 1904, in
Nuckolls Co., NE
;
Died July 29, 1906, in
Nuckolls Co., NE
(age 2).
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
TIMELINE
Daniel
Leroy
"Roy" Edenburn
and
Jeanette Eugenia
"Nellie" (Abbey) Edenburn are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
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Jeanette "Nettie" Edenburn
is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE. Thanks to
Find-A-Grave for making this image available.
James Lawrence Edenburn
and Laura Lee (Miles) Edenburn are buried in North Belton Cemetery, Belton,
Bell Co., TX.
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Wilbur E. Edenburn is buried in Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., AR.
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Chesley
Spence Gunn
and Emma May "Eddie" Edenburn
are buried in
Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL
.
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The 1870 U. S. Census taken on
July 12, 1870, shows James Edenburn (age 33) born in Pennsylvania with personal
estate of $250 is a Carpenter and is living in Little Rock Twp., Kendall Co., IL. Living with him
is Janette Edenburn (age 25) born in New York, who is Keeping House. Also living
there are two children, both born in Illinois: Florence Edenburn (age 6);
and William Edenburn (age 4).
Daniel
Leroy Edenburn was born August
3, 1872,
in Little Rock Twp., Kendall Co., IL.
Jeanette Eugenia "Nellie"
Abbey was born
July 12, 1878, in
Logan Pct., Clay Co., NE
.
The 1880 U. S. Census taken on
June 22, 1880, shows James Edenburn (age 44) born in Pennsylvania to
Pennsylvania-born parents, is a married Farmer, and is
living in Fairmont Twp., Fillmore Co., NE. Living with him
are: his wife, Jenette Edenburn (age 35) born in New York to New York-born
parents, who Keeps House; his unmarried daughter, Florance Edenburn (age 16)
born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New York-born parents;
his son, William Edenburn (age 13) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New
York-born parents; his son, David L. Edenburn (age 6) born in Illinois to
Pennsylvania and New York-born parents;
and his son, Charles Edenburn (age 2) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New
York-born parents.
The 1880 U. S. Census taken on
June 14, 1880 shows Frank Abbey (age 33) born in Canada to Canadian-born parents is a
Farmer living in Logan Precinct, Clay Co., NE. Living with him is his wife
Mary J. Abbey (age 24) born in Illinois to Indiana and English-born parents.
Also there is his daughter, Nellie E. Abbey (age
1) born in Nebraska to Canadian and Illinois-born parents.
In 1883 the Veteran Soldiers
Association of Clay Co., NE, was organized which included F. Abbey as a member.
The 1885 Nebraska State Census taken on
June 1, 1885, shows Frances Abbey (age 44) born in Canada is living near the
Locality of Midway Borough, in Logan Twp., Clay Co., NE. Living with him are his
wife Mary J. Abbey (age 29) born in Illinois, along with children Nellie E.
Abbey (age 6), Owen R. Abbey , and John F. Abbey (age 8/12), all born in
Nebraska.
The 1885 Nebraska State Census taken on
June 1, 1885, shows Jas. N. Edenburn (age 50) born in Pennsylvania, is a married
Farmer, and is living in Nora Pct., Nuckolls Co., NE. Living with him are: his
wife, Jenette Edenburn (age 40) born in New York to Pennsylvania and
Unknown-born parents, a House Wife; his unmarried daughter, Florence Edenburn
(age 20) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New York-born parents, who is
Helping Mother; his unmarried son, Will Edenburn (age 18) born in Illinois to
Pennsylvania and New York-born parents, who is Helping Mother; his son, Roy
Edenburn (age 11) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New York-born parents;
his son, Roy Edenburn (age 11) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New
York-born parents; and his son, Charlie Edenburn (age 6) born in Illinois to
Pennsylvania and New York-born parents.
The 1890 Veterans Schedule shows James W. Edenburn was living in Nora
Pct., Nuckolls Co., NE. Post Office of Smyrna. Suffered from rheumatism.
Daniel
Leroy Edenburn
and
Jeanette Eugenia
"Nellie" Abbey obtained
a marriage license
December 4, 1895, in Nuckolls Co., NE.
Daniel
Leroy Edenburn,
about 1895, Nebraska
.
James Lawrence Edenburn was
born April 1, 1896, in Superior Twp., Nuckolls Co., NE.
Ada
Ethel Patterson was born about 1896 in Arkansas.
Emma May "Eddie" Edenburn was born February 20, 1899, in
Nuckolls Co., NE
.
The 1900 U. S. Census taken on
June 7, 1900, shows Leroy D. Edenburn (age 27) born August, 1872, in Illinois to
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin-born parents is a Farmer
renting his farm and living in Nora Pct., Nuckolls Co., NE. Living with him
are: his wife of 5 years, Nellie E. Edenburn (age 20) born July, 1879, in Nebraska
to Wisconsin and Illinois-born parents, with both of the children born to her
still alive; his son, Lawrence Edenburn (age 4) born April, 1896, in Nebraska to
Illinois and Nebraska-born parents;
and his daughter, Emma Edenburn (age 1) born March, 1899, in Nebraska to
Illinois and Nebraska-born parents.
Jeanette "Nettie" Edenburn was born April 25,
1904, in
Nuckolls Co., NE
.
Jeanette "Nettie" Edenburn died July 29, 1906,
in
Nuckolls Co., NE
,
at age 2.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
The 1910 U. S. Census taken on May 10, 1910, shows
David L. Edenburn (age 37) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and New York-born
parents, and in his 1st marriage, is a married Carpenter, and who rents his home, and is living in the 3rd
Ward, City of
Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE. Living with him are: his wife of 15 years, Nellie
E. Edenburn (age 31) born in Nebraska to English Canada and Illinois-born
parents, and in her 1st marriage, and with two of the three children born to her still alive;
his son, James L. Edenburn (age 14) born in Nebraska to Illinois and
Nebraska-born parents; and his daughter, Emma M. Edenburn (age 11) born in
Nebraska to Illinois and Nebraska-born parents.
Chesley Spence Gunn,
1914.
The Lincoln Daily Star, Lincoln,
Lancaster Co., NE, Wednesday
Evening, July 8, 1914
LINCOLN WOMAN WEDS
Council Bluffs, Ia., July 8. - Mrs. Mary Alice
Snavely of Lincoln was married here, late yesterday afternoon to James W.
Edenburn of Council Bluffs, a retired contractor, who now admits to seventy
summers. His bride from Lincoln was 49 years old, she told Judge Cooper, who
performed the ceremony. Both had been married before.
Jeanette Eugenia "Nellie"
(Abbey) Edenburn died July 17, 1915,
at a local hospital in the
City of Lincoln,
Lancaster Co., NE, at age 37.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
The Lincoln Daily Star, Lincoln,
Lancaster Co., NE, Saturday
Evening, July 17, 1915
Deaths
Nellie E. Edenburn, aged 37 years, wife of L. D.
Edenburn of Superior, Neb., died this morning at a local hospital. The body will
be taken to Superior this evening at 6:20 for interment.
The Nebraska State Journal,
Lincoln, Lancaster Co., NE, Sunday, July 18, 1915
DEATHS IN LINCOLN.
The body of Mrs. Leroy
Edenburn, who died Saturday morning, was taken to the home at Superior Saturday
evening.
James W. Edenburn died October 8, 1915,
in Nebraska at age 78.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
The Lincoln Daily Star, Lincoln,
Lancaster Co., NE, Friday,
December 17, 1915
About Nebraskans
Harry T. Haynes and Mrs. Mary Edenburn, both of this
city, were married Thursday afternoon at the Methodist parsonage in Beatrice,
Rev. B. F. Gaither officiating. The couple returned to Lincoln the same evening
to make their home.
The WWI Draft Registration Report dated May 31, 1917, shows James
Lawrence Edenburn
(age 21), born April 1, 1896, in Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE, is an unmarried
Farm Worker, and is working on the O. R. Abbey farm in Red Cloud, NE.
The WWI Draft Registration Report dated
June 5, 1917, shows Chesley S. Gunn (age 23), born April 3, 1894, in Bladen,
Webster Co., NE, is an unmarried Plumber and Steam Fitter, and is working for D.
S. Phelps & Son, Bladen, NE.
James Lawrence Edenburn and Ada Ethel
Patterson were married June 7, 1919, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK.
James Lawrence Edenburn
and Ada Ethel Patterson Marriage Record.
Gunn cousins, Webster Co., NE, about 1920.
Back Row: Leroy Clinton Spence (born March 4,
1892), Lee Ward Russell (born October 4, 1888), and Walter Clayton Robinson (born
1894).
Middle Row: Florence Fern (Whelan) Spence
(born November 10, 1897), Chesley Spence Gunn (born April 3, 1894), Goldie Pearl Robinson (born
November 3, 1887).
Front Row: Carrie Edith (Gunn) Robinson
(born August 29, 1896), and Myrna May Spence (born November 16, 1899).
The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 8, 1920, shows
Roy D. Edenburn (age 47) born in Illinois to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin-born
parents, is a widower Carpenter Contractor, and who owns his home with a mortgage, and
is living at 825 East Fourth Street, 2nd Ward, City of Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE.
Living with him is his unmarried daughter, Emma Edenburn (age 20) born in
Nebraska to Illinois and Nebraska-born parents, a Clerk in a Variety Store.
The 1920 U. S. Census taken on January 17, 1920, shows
J. L. Edenburn (age 24) born in Nebraska to Nebraska and English Canadian-born
parents is an Automobile Mechanic owning his own home with a mortgage and is
living in Upper Twp., Sebastian Co., AR. Living with him is his wife, Ethel
Edenburn (age 24) born in Arkansas to Kentucky and Mississippi-born parents, who
is an Army Nurse. Also living there is his son, Miles W. Edenburn (age 8/12)
born in Missouri to Nebraska and Arkansas-born parents.
Wilbur E. Edenburn was born
May 7, 1920, in Upper Twp., Sebastian Co., AR.
Daniel
Leroy Edenburn died November 24, 1922, in Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE, at age 50.
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Superior, Nuckolls
Co., NE.
Bernard R. "Barney" Buchholz
was born December 27, 1922, in Glenwood, Pope Co., MN.
In 1923, Emma Edenburn was a Student and was
rooming at 231 S. 5th Street, Lincoln, NE.
In 1924, Emma Edenburn was a
Stenographer for Gold & Co., and was rooming at D. 1, Colonial Apartments,
Lincoln, NE.
Chesley Spence Gunn
and Emma May "Eddie" Edenburn were married March 1, 1925, in St.
Louis, MO.
The Bladen Enterprise, Bladen,
Webster Co., NE, Friday,
March 13, 1925
EDENBURN - GUNN
Chesley S. Gunn, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Gunn 1809 No. 33rd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, was united in marriage
to Miss Emma Edenburn of Lincoln, Nebr. Sunday, March 1st at St. Louis, Mo., the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Chester Ezekiel Jenny, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of that city. Immediately after the ceremony which took
place at 12:30 P. P. wedding dinner was served at the home of Attorney and Mrs.
Schofield of that city with whom Chesley became acquainted through his son Buddy
while overseas, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Schofield. The groom is attending
the David Rankin Trade School in St. Louis where he was transferred last summer
after having taken a course at the Lincoln Business College and a year at the
State University. His work is that of architecture and draughting and he has one
more year before completing the course. Miss Edenburn is a high school graduate
of the Superior class of 1917. She then completed a course at the Lincoln
Business College. It was while attending school here the bride and groom became
acquainted. After completing her schooling she immediately accepted a
stenographic position with the firm of Gold & Co. in their credit department
which position she held continuously the past year and a half. They will make
their home in St. Louis until the end of the groom's schooling and have taken an
apartment at 4225 Westminster Place, St. Louis. The many friends of the groom
here at Bladen will join us in extending congratulations and well wishes for
their future happiness.
The
1930 U. S. Census taken on April 25, 1930, shows Chesley Gunn (age 36) born in Nebraska to Nebraska-born
parents, and first married at age 31, is a married Heating and Plumbing
Engineer, and who is renting his home for $20/month, and is living at 521 East
2nd Street, City of Pass Christian, Harrison Co., MS. Living with him are: his
wife, Emma Gunn (age 31) born in Nebraska to Illinois and Nebraska-born parents,
and first married at age 26; his son, Eugene Gunn (age 3-11/12) born in
Mississippi to Nebraska-born parents; and his daughter, Benalice Gunn (age 8/12)
born in Mississippi to Nebraska-born parents.
The
1930 U. S. Census taken on April 5, 1930, shows Ada E. Edenburn (age 34) born in
Arkansas to Kentucky and Mississippi-born
parents, is a widowed Trained Nurse for a Government Hospital, and who is
renting her home for $33/month, and is living at 229 North Eighth Street, 4th
Ward, City of Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK. Living with her are: her son, Wayne
Edenburn (age 12) born in Missouri to Nebraska and Arkansas-born parents; and
her son, Wilbur Edenburn (age 9) born in Arkansas to Nebraska and Arkansas-born
parents.
Wilbur E. Edenburn died
November 21, 1931, in Arkansas at age 11. Buried in Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., AR.
The 1940 U. S. Census taken on
April 16, 1940, shows
James L. Edenburn (age 40) born in Nebraska, and 5 years ago was living in the
Same Place, and with 1 year of College, is a married Truck Driver for Wholesale
Produce, who is renting his home for $13/month, and is living at 18 North
Seventh, 1st Ward, City of Temple, Bell Co., TX. Living with him is his wife,
Laura Edenburn (age 29) born in Texas, and 5 years ago was living in the Same
Place, and with 4 years of High School.
The
1940 U. S. Census taken on April 3, 1940, shows Chesley S. Gunn (age 45) born in Nebraska,
and 5 years ago was living in the Same Place, and with 4 years of High School, is a
married Mechanical Engineer for His Own Engineering Company, and who owns his
home worth $5,000 and is living at 437 Arbor-Vista, 14th Ward, City of Jackson,
Hinds Co., MS. Living with him are: his wife, Emma M. Gunn (age 41) born in
Nebraska, and 5 years ago was living in the Same Place, and with 4 years of High
School; his son, Eugene Gunn (age 13) born in Mississippi, and 4 years ago was
living in the Same Place, and with 8 years of School; and his daughter, Benalice
Gunn (age 10) born in Mississippi, and 5 years ago was living in the Same Place,
and with 5 years of School.
The 1940 U. S. Census taken on
April 4, 1940, shows
Ada E. P. Edenburn (age 46) born in Arkansas, and 5 years ago was living in the
Same Place, and with 4 years of High School, is a divorced Nurse at a Veteran
Hospital, and who is renting her home for $20/month, and is living at 1020
Boston, 3rd Ward, City of Muskogee, Porter Twp., Muskogee Co., OK. Living with
her is her unmarried son, Wayne Edenburn (age 20) born in Missouri, and 5 years ago was living in the Same
Place, and with 4 years of High School.
Eugene Meredith Gunn died March 4, 1984, in Santa Rosa,
Escambia Co.,
FL (age 57).
Bernard R. "Barney" Buchholz
and Ben Alice Gunn were married November 24, 1953, in Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
Bernard R. "Barney" Buchholz and Ben Alice Gunn
Marriage Record.
Bernard R. "Barney" Buchholz
died August 9, 2005, at his
home, Hattiesburg, Lamar Co., MS, at age 83.
Bernard R. Buchholz (Barney)
08/22/05
Bernard R. Buchholz (Barney), born in
Glenwood, Minnesota in 1922, died in his home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on
August 9, 2005. Barney grew up in Clarksville, Iowa and attended Wartburg
College, in Waverly, Iowa. He joined the Army during WWII, and was selected to
be part of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at William and Mary
College in Virginia. Following this program, he was assigned to the 28th Fighter
Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Force in Panama. After the war, Barney lived in
Denver, Colorado and graduated from the University of Denver, Daniels College of
Business. Following graduation, he was general manager of Daniels and Fisher
Department store in downtown Denver. Early in the space program Barney joined
the Martin Marietta Corporation. In 1973 he transferred to the Martin Mariettas
Michoud Facility in New Orleans and was the Materials Manager for the Space
Shuttle external tank project. He retired in Slidell, LA in 1986 after 26 years
of service with the company. Barney was preceded in death by his wife LaVon
Buchholz, as well as four brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife,
BenAlice G. Buchholz, three children, Douglas Buchholz of Slidell, La., Lance
Buchholz of Biloxi, MS, and Ruselle Buchholz Guice of Denver, CO. His family
also includes step children, Leigh Farron Buckner of Jackson, MS and Ashley
Farron McWilliams of Atlanta, GL, as well as seven grand children. He is also
survived by his brother Marvin Buchholz of Heidleburg, Germany, and two sisters,
Madelyn Yarcho of Mt. Vernon, Washington, and Sandra Rodenbeck of Shell Rock,
Iowa. A Memorial Service was held in his church home, Court Street United
Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS on Friday, August 12 at 3:00 p.m. A memorial
has been established in his name at Court Street United Methodist Church, 609
Southern Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.
James Lawrence Edenburn died October 1, 1964,
at Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Belton, Temple, Bell Co.,
TX (age 68). Buried in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., TX.
James Lawrence Edenburn
Death Certificate.
The Belton Journal, Belton, Temple
Co., TX, Thursday, October 8, 1964
J. L. Edenburn, 64, Is Buried Friday
Funeral services were held at 4:30
p.m. Friday for James Lawrence Edenburn, 64, 507 Neil St., who died Thursday
morning in a Temple hospital. Services were held at Heartfield Funeral Chapel,
with Rev. Edwin Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial
was in North Belton Cemetery with T. A. Moore, Ray Bridges, William Langston,
Arthur Prinz, Gilbert Johnson and Julius Glazener as pallbearers. Mr. Edenburn
was born in Superior, Nebr., April 2, 1900, and was a civil service employee for
23 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church, a Boy Scout leader and a
veteran of World War I. He had lived in Belton for 11 years. Surviving are his
wife, two sons, James L. Edenburn Jr., of Fort Polk, La., and Jack Allen
Edenburn of Belton, and one daughter, Jo Ellen Edenburn, also of Belton.
Chesley Spence Gunn died July 29, 1966, in Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL, at age 72. Buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
Ada Ethel (Patterson)
Edenburn died March 17, 1982, in Missouri, at about age 86.
Emma May "Eddie" (Edenburn) Gunn died December 8, 1987, at
Mercy Medical, City of Daphne, Baldwin Co., AL, at age 88. Buried in Pine Crest
Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
The Mobile Register, Mobile,
Baldwin Co., AL, Thursday,
December 10, 1987
GUNN, EMMA MAY
Mrs. Emma May (Eddie) Gunn - A native of
Smyrna, Nebraska and a resident of Mobile since 1942 died at the Mercy Medical
in Daphne, AL on Tuesday, December 8, 1987. She was the widow of Chesley S.
Gunn, a member of the Central Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Ben Alice) Buchholz, Pass Christian, MS; four
grandchildren, four great grandchildren and other relatives. Grave side services
and interment will be held from the Pine Crest Cemetery on Thursday, December
10, 197 at 11 A.M. Funeral arrangements are by ROCHE-BELMANY GUARDIAN CHAPELS,
100 S Beltline Hwy, Mobile, AL.
Miles Wayne Edenburn was born May 8, 1919, in Missouri, and died September
10,
1992, in Saint Louis, Saint Louis Co., MO, at age 73. Enlisted in the Air Corps at
Oklahoma City, OK on July 9, 1941. He was then unmarried and had 4 years of high
school. Civil occupation was Cashier or Stock Record Clerk or Bookkeeper,
General.
Miles Wayne Edenburn and Lois Griffith Butler were married
Unknown. They had a daughter who married Unknown Cordova.
Cecil Oscar Butler was born April 24, 1899, in East Saint Louis, Saint
Clair
Co., IL, and died September 30, 1962, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, at age
63. He was the son of John Butler and Catherine Shircliff.
Lois Griffith was born Unknown. She is the daughter of Mark Law
Griffith and Cassie Woods Aldredge.
Cecil Oscar Butler and Lois Griffith were married about 1950 in Unknown.
Cecil Oscar Butler and Lois (Griffith) Butler had three children:
Cecil Oscar Butler:
Tulsa World, Tulsa,
OK, June 10, 2008
Harriett Jayne Garrett
GARRETT - Harriet "Jayne", 89, longtime Muskogee resident
and widow of Howard L. Garrett, died June 7, 2008, at Senior
Suites in Broken Arrow, OK. Jayne was born in El Paso, TX,
to Mark L. and Cassie Griffith on September 12, 1918. She
grew up in Muskogee and spent much of her childhood and
teenage years on G and East Broadway Streets near the
downtown area. Jayne was educated in the Muskogee public
school system and graduated from Central High School with
the Class of 1936. As a young woman, Jayne worked as a
journalist and wrote a "Dear Abby" type advice column for
The Muskogee Phoenix, and continued her studies at Draughn's
Business College. Jayne also worked as fashion model for
Susman's Clothing on Broadway Street in Muskogee. While at
Ridge Crest Baptist Church Camp in North Carolina, Jayne
received a proposal of marriage from Howard Garrett. The
young couple rendezvoused in Little Rock, AR and married
there on July 27, 1940. They made their home in Muskogee and
remained faithful members of The First Baptist Church. Jayne
taught Sunday School for young couples and young women,
especially nursing students from the Baptist Hospital system
and Bacone College. Jayne managed her husband's business for
many years, but always saw her true career as a homemaker
and a mother. She loved her family dearly and enjoyed
watching her children grow up and become the individuals
they are today. Jayne and other members of First Baptist
Church went to Israel in 1973 and during the trip, Mrs.
Thompson, head of the social services department encouraged
Jane to work for The Department of Human Services. At the
age of 56, Jayne embarked on a new career as a welfare
caseworker for the State of Oklahoma. Mrs. Garrett was civic
and Christian minded throughout her life and served on the
Salvation Army Auxiliary Board of Directors and occupied the
position of Chaplain. Her social life was also important to
her, and was active in numerous bridge clubs and activities
at Kate Frank Apartments, where she lived since 1995. She
was also a member of the "Special Friends Sewing and Lunch
Group". This provided her an opportunity to catch up with
good friends and enjoy a great love for mending things.
Jayne will be remembered as a friendly, wonderful hostess
with a gracious, genteel, southern charm. Her close friends
and church family will dearly miss her. Mrs. Garrett was
preceded in death by: her parents; her husband of 57 years,
Howard L. Garrett; 1 sister, Ann Eisenstein; and 2 brothers,
Joel W. Griffith, and Mark L. Griffith. She is survived by:
her sister, Lois Butler of Rio Rancho, NM; brother, Norris
and wife Iva Jean Griffith of Norman, OK, and sister-in-law,
Virginia Lee Garrett of Muskogee. She is also survived by:
son, David Mitchell Garrett and wife, Kathy of Tulsa; and
daughter, Susan Jane Hickman of Broken Arrow, OK. Also
surviving are her grand- children, Mitchell Garrett and wife
Amber of Tulsa, Elizabeth Linhart and husband, Neil of
Dallas, TX, Joshua Garrett and wife, Laura of Sand Springs,
OK, Sarah Jane Garrett of Norman, OK, Sarah Kathrine Beard
of Tulsa, OK, Melissa Burnett and husband Jason of
Washington, D.C., Robert Mileff of Washington D.C., Daniel
Hickman, of Tulsa, Paul Hickman and wife Marcie of Chapel
Hill, N.C., William Hickman and wife, Shelley of Norman, OK,
and Cindy Banks of Dallas, TX. She is also survived by 9
great-grandchildren and many loved nieces, nephews and
cousins. Funeral Service will be at 1:30p.m., Tuesday, June
10, at First Baptist Church Chapel with the Reverend Martin
Hawley officiating, her nephew. Visitation will be from 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Monday, June 9, at Foster-Petering
Funeral Home in Muskogee, OK. Interment will be in Greenhill
Cemetery, Muskogee. The family wishes to express our sincere
appreciation to the staff of Grace Hospice and Senior Suites
Nursing Center in Broken Arrow, OK. Friends may make
memorials to First Baptist Church, 111 South 7th Street,
Muskogee, OK 74401. Funeral arrangements are under the
direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home. (918)682-3436.
Ada Ethel (Patterson) Edenburn
had a son, Wilbur E. Edenburn: Born
born May 7, 1920, in Arkansas
; Died
November 21, 1931, in Arkansas, at age 11.
Buried in Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR.
-
Emma May "Eddie" Edenburn:
Born February 20, 1899, in
Nuckolls Co., NE
; Died
December 8, 1987, at Mercy Medical, City of Daphne, Baldwin Co., AL (age 88). Buried
in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL. Married March 1, 1925, in Nebraska to Chesley Spence Gunn: Born April 3,
1894, in Bladen, Webster Co., NE; Died July 29, 1966, in Mobile, Mobile Co.,
AL (age 72). Buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co., AL.
Chesley and Emma (Edinburn) Gunn
Chesley, eldest son of Charles and Minnie
Gunn, was a corporal in the U.S. Army and served in France in World War I.
Chesley was in training as a member of Co. K of the National Guard of Blue Hill
at a Camp in New Mexico and went to overseas service from there. Returning home
at war's end, he was married on March 1, 1925 to Emma Edenburn, whose birth date
is Feb. 20, 1899. Chesley worked at the trade of a steam-fitter in Lincoln and
continued that work when he and his wife moved to Pass Christian, Miss. and from
there to Jackson, Miss. Later moving to Mobile, Ala., Chesley held a civilian
post with the Corps of Army Engineers.
Two children were born to Chesley and
Emma. They are:
Eugene Meredith, born April 19, 1926 at
Pane Christian
Ben Alice, born July 31, 1929 at Pass
Christian
Following graduation from the Merchant
Marine Academy in Long Island, N.Y., Eugene served in, the U.S. Navy. He now has
a captain's rating.
On Sept. 26, 1948 Eugene and Carolyn
Constan were married. Carolyn's birth date is Sept. 30, 1926. The Eugene Gunns
are parents of two children, Carolyn Jean, born May 19, 1950, and Debra, born
Aug. 31, 1958. The family now lives at Birmingham, Ala.
Ben Alice was married Nov. 24, 1954 to
Maurice Farron, whose birth date is March 16, 1924. They are parents of two
children, Leigh, born Jan. 3, 1956, and Ashley, born Jan. 23, 1965.
Maurice Farron served in the U.S. Coast
Guard out of Charleston, S.C. The Farrons now live at 111 N. Cordal Dr.,
Slidell, La. 70458.
Chesley Gunn died July 29, 1966 at Mobile,
Ala. and is buried there. Emma lives at 2307 Churchill Ave., Mobile, Ala. 36606.
