[Mary Ann (Tucker) Greenlee]
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Greenlee, 83, who was found dead at her home in Bedford Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, were held at the home Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Clark M. Crowell, assisted by the members of the Woman's Relief Corps, who gave their ritualistic burial service at the home. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Mrs. Greenlee, whose name before her marriage was Mary Tucker, was born in Indiana, August 18, 1850. She came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tucker, to Taylor County, Iowa, as pioneer residents in 1854 and had resided in and around Bedford the remainder of her life.
She was married to Harley U. Greenlee, May 10, 1871. To them were born eight children: Minnie E. Wyckoff who died in 1896; Hattie Nash of Blockton; Clara Clute of Lenox; Carrie Martin of Cody, Wyo.; Harley U. and Mary E., who died in infancy; Harvey U. Greenlee and Huldah Dietzel of St. Joseph, Mo. Surviving with the children are twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren. Mr. Greenlee died Sept. 11, 1906.
Mrs. Greenlee was one of a family of nine girls, one sister, Mrs. Almira Harrington of California surviving. Grandchildren acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Greenlee was charter member of the Woman's Relief Corps in Bedford.
--from the Thursday November 30, 1933 Bedford Times-Press, pg 5, in the Taylor County GenWeb by Julia Johnson;
from Victoria (49534269) 7-2022.
[Mary Ann (Tucker) Greenlee]
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Greenlee, 83, who was found dead at her home in Bedford Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, were held at the home Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Clark M. Crowell, assisted by the members of the Woman's Relief Corps, who gave their ritualistic burial service at the home. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Mrs. Greenlee, whose name before her marriage was Mary Tucker, was born in Indiana, August 18, 1850. She came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tucker, to Taylor County, Iowa, as pioneer residents in 1854 and had resided in and around Bedford the remainder of her life.
She was married to Harley U. Greenlee, May 10, 1871. To them were born eight children: Minnie E. Wyckoff who died in 1896; Hattie Nash of Blockton; Clara Clute of Lenox; Carrie Martin of Cody, Wyo.; Harley U. and Mary E., who died in infancy; Harvey U. Greenlee and Huldah Dietzel of St. Joseph, Mo. Surviving with the children are twenty-four grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren. Mr. Greenlee died Sept. 11, 1906.
Mrs. Greenlee was one of a family of nine girls, one sister, Mrs. Almira Harrington of California surviving. Grandchildren acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Greenlee was charter member of the Woman's Relief Corps in Bedford.
--from the Thursday November 30, 1933 Bedford Times-Press, pg 5, in the Taylor County GenWeb by Julia Johnson;
from Victoria (49534269) 7-2022.
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