The daughter of Woodwell Francis "Woods" Besaw and Lucy Marie Josephine Bushnell, Mary married Terry Rubuen Elder on 18 Apr 1903 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 7 children.
At the time of her death, Mary was 69 years, 10 months and 23 days old.
She was survived by 4 daughters, Helen of Grafton, Dorothy of Dorsey, Bernice of East Alton, and Marjory of Bethalto; 1 son, Terry of Caseyville; 8 grandchildren; and 6 brothers, Robert and Charles of Grafton, Alvie of Iowa, Frank and Claude of Clarksville, Missouri, and John.
Visitation was held after 2 p.m. on 26 Jun 1952 at the Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral rites were were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. the following afternoon Mary was buried by her husband, Terry, who passed away in 1932.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Mother of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Mary's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Robert Loman Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
At the time of her death, Mary was 69 years, 10 months and 23 days old.
She was survived by 4 daughters, Helen of Grafton, Dorothy of Dorsey, Bernice of East Alton, and Marjory of Bethalto; 1 son, Terry of Caseyville; 8 grandchildren; and 6 brothers, Robert and Charles of Grafton, Alvie of Iowa, Frank and Claude of Clarksville, Missouri, and John.
Visitation was held after 2 p.m. on 26 Jun 1952 at the Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral rites were were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. the following afternoon Mary was buried by her husband, Terry, who passed away in 1932.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Mother of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Mary's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Robert Loman Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
The daughter of Woodwell Francis "Woods" Besaw and Lucy Marie Josephine Bushnell, Mary married Terry Rubuen Elder on 18 Apr 1903 in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was a farmer, and they were the parents of 7 children.
At the time of her death, Mary was 69 years, 10 months and 23 days old.
She was survived by 4 daughters, Helen of Grafton, Dorothy of Dorsey, Bernice of East Alton, and Marjory of Bethalto; 1 son, Terry of Caseyville; 8 grandchildren; and 6 brothers, Robert and Charles of Grafton, Alvie of Iowa, Frank and Claude of Clarksville, Missouri, and John.
Visitation was held after 2 p.m. on 26 Jun 1952 at the Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral rites were were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. the following afternoon Mary was buried by her husband, Terry, who passed away in 1932.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Mother of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Mary's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Robert Loman Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
At the time of her death, Mary was 69 years, 10 months and 23 days old.
She was survived by 4 daughters, Helen of Grafton, Dorothy of Dorsey, Bernice of East Alton, and Marjory of Bethalto; 1 son, Terry of Caseyville; 8 grandchildren; and 6 brothers, Robert and Charles of Grafton, Alvie of Iowa, Frank and Claude of Clarksville, Missouri, and John.
Visitation was held after 2 p.m. on 26 Jun 1952 at the Jacoby Funeral Home. Funeral rites were were conducted there at 1:30 p.m. the following afternoon Mary was buried by her husband, Terry, who passed away in 1932.
Children: 3 sons, 4 daughters.
Mother of:
Rufus Elder
Terry G. "Ted" Elder
Helen F. Elder Watson Goodrich
Dorothy Marie Elder Wallace
Bernice Elder Schobernd Maguire
William E. Elder
Marjory "Margie" Elder Chase
Mary's siblings:
Anna Viola Besaw DeSherlia
Edwin David "Ed" Besaw
Robert Loman Besaw
Charles Jesse Besaw, Sr.
Francis Elmore "Frank" Besaw
Claude Devoid Besaw
Alvin Harrison "Alvie" Besaw, Sr.
Rufus Besaw (infant)
John Theodore Besaw
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