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Sarah Vidalia “Vida” <I>Weatherall</I> Valentine Bethune

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Sarah Vidalia “Vida” Weatherall Valentine Bethune

Birth
Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Death
24 Sep 1959 (aged 79)
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Burial
Westminster, Orange County, California, USA Add to Map
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Block 28, Section 833, Grave 2
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I wish I had known my great grandmother, my "Mamaw". I would have loved Grandfather Pop's mother.

Mamaw was known for her hospitality and for her devoted love to her family.

She had 8 children with a husband who ran away when the surviving children were young. The eldest two had died as infants. Another died at 14. I do not have a date (other than "after 1914") or knowledge of the circumstances of his departure.

Note on 8 children: I have yet to find the disposition for her daughter Mildred Euell (Forrest).

I have found no marriage record or other information for her second spouse, "Mr. Bethune". It may have been a common-law marriage or other informal arrangement, given that she and Fred may never have divorced.

She was named in her father's 1953 Mississippi obituary as Vida Bethune.

My mother said that "Mamaw died in the kitchen of her home, with her hand on the refrigerator door, about to prepare a meal for people she loved."

An amazingly beautiful crocheted lace tablecloth made by Mamaw graced the dining table on all state occasions during my childhood, and was instrumental in my desire to learn to crochet, which I did in 1984. Her influence continues in the world. I have taught the art to about 25 others, who have taught more.
BIO EDIT IN PROGRESS

I wish I had known my great grandmother, my "Mamaw". I would have loved Grandfather Pop's mother.

Mamaw was known for her hospitality and for her devoted love to her family.

She had 8 children with a husband who ran away when the surviving children were young. The eldest two had died as infants. Another died at 14. I do not have a date (other than "after 1914") or knowledge of the circumstances of his departure.

Note on 8 children: I have yet to find the disposition for her daughter Mildred Euell (Forrest).

I have found no marriage record or other information for her second spouse, "Mr. Bethune". It may have been a common-law marriage or other informal arrangement, given that she and Fred may never have divorced.

She was named in her father's 1953 Mississippi obituary as Vida Bethune.

My mother said that "Mamaw died in the kitchen of her home, with her hand on the refrigerator door, about to prepare a meal for people she loved."

An amazingly beautiful crocheted lace tablecloth made by Mamaw graced the dining table on all state occasions during my childhood, and was instrumental in my desire to learn to crochet, which I did in 1984. Her influence continues in the world. I have taught the art to about 25 others, who have taught more.

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