Mary Ida Elizabeth Hayes Bugg was known as "Ida." She was the wife of Lon Jackson Bugg, and the daughter of John Casel Hayes and Christena "Teney" Elizabeth Haynes.

Ida and Lon Jackson had ten children: Reba, Thomas William Jr., Juliett, Madge, Leota, Lon Hayes, Lila Annis, Ruth, John Paul, and Inez. They made their home in the Sebastian community of Maness until they were removed for the establishment of Camp Chaffee. Their old homeplace is now the location of the Janet Huckabee Nature Center.

Lon Jackson died in 1954 leaving Ida a widow. After his death, Ida lived her remaining years in the Barling Arkansas home of her daughter, Leota.

Ida passed in 1968. Funeral services were held at Unity Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Wednesday, May 29th, 1968, at 2:00 pm. Interment was at Steep Hill Cemetery. The Reverend Harold Walker conducted the services. Pall bearers were Glen Lackey, Harold Thames, Bob Caviness, Julua Demeter, Bill Bridges, Lon Willhite, T.W. Willhite, Jack Harris, Bobby J. Caperton, and Bill Moon. In addition to her children, Ida had 24 grandchildren, and 30 great grandchildren, at the time of her death.

Ida, her husband, Lon Bugg, and all of her children, with the exception of Inez and Leota, are buried at Steep Hill Cemetery in Sebastian County, Arkansas.

Mary Ida Elizabeth's memorial was established in tribute to her life and in loving memory.

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1900 Census - Mont Sandels, Sebastian, AR

John C Hayes 42 - blacksmith
Christena Hayes 41
Charlie Hayes 20
Lee Hayes 18
Ida Hayes 16 *
Maggie Hayes 14
Marion Norton 24 (boarder)

1910 Census - Mont Sandels, Sebastian, AR

Lon J Bugg 34 - farmer
Ida Bugg 25
Reba Bugg 4
Juliett Bugg 2
Madge Bugg 0 [8/12]
Edgar Bartlett 28 - farm hand

1920 Census - Central, Sebastian, AR

Lon J Bugg 45 - farmer
Ida Bugg 36
Reba Bugg 14
Juliette Bugg 11
Maye Bugg 10
Leota Bugg 9
Hayes Bugg 9
*Es Bugg 3 [3 1/12]
Ruth Bugg 0 [1 10/12]
Baby Bugg 0 [11/12]

1930 Census - Mont Sandels, Sebastian, AR
Maness Road

Lon J Bugg 55 - farmer
Ida M Bugg 46
Madge E Bugg 20
L Hayes Bugg 17
Lila A Bugg 15
Mary R Bugg 13
John P Bugg 11
Inez Bugg 7
Horace H Carey 34 - road construction engineer

1940 Census - Mont Sandels, Sebastian, AR
Maness Road

Lon J Bugg 65 - road construction foreman
Ida Bugg 56
John Paul Bugg 21
Inez Bugg 17
Carry Womack 41
Leota Womack 29

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