Lela & Eddie made their home & raised their six children in Rombauer, MO. Together they ran a general store in the town.
'Daily American Republic' newspaper, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO, Mon. June 21, 1976:
Lela Ham
Mrs. Lela Jane Ham, 79-year-old resident of 313 Bartlett St., died at 11 a.m. Saturday in Poplar Bluff Hospital after being ill for one week.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1896, in Butler County, and was married to Eddie Ham on Aug. 1, 1915. Mrs. Ham was of the General Baptist faith and had lived in Poplar Bluff for the past nine years. She formerly lived in Rombauer.
Surviving are her husband; two sons, Aden Ham and Gerhard Ham, both of Alton, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Fern Gillean of Alton and Mrs. Dorothy Mitchelle of Poplar Bluff, one sister, Nevada Huelsman of Poplar Bluff; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Rombauer Church with the Rev. Chester Ham officiating. Burial will be in Rombauer Cemetery.
Lela & Eddie made their home & raised their six children in Rombauer, MO. Together they ran a general store in the town.
'Daily American Republic' newspaper, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO, Mon. June 21, 1976:
Lela Ham
Mrs. Lela Jane Ham, 79-year-old resident of 313 Bartlett St., died at 11 a.m. Saturday in Poplar Bluff Hospital after being ill for one week.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1896, in Butler County, and was married to Eddie Ham on Aug. 1, 1915. Mrs. Ham was of the General Baptist faith and had lived in Poplar Bluff for the past nine years. She formerly lived in Rombauer.
Surviving are her husband; two sons, Aden Ham and Gerhard Ham, both of Alton, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Fern Gillean of Alton and Mrs. Dorothy Mitchelle of Poplar Bluff, one sister, Nevada Huelsman of Poplar Bluff; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Rombauer Church with the Rev. Chester Ham officiating. Burial will be in Rombauer Cemetery.
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