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Margaret Elma “Maggie” <I>Ellis</I> Elam

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Margaret Elma “Maggie” Ellis Elam

Birth
Denton County, Texas, USA
Death
2 Feb 1976 (aged 76)
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial
Childress, Childress County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Captain Marvin Ellis & Eva Elizabeth Chandler Ellis.

Elma married Willie Walter (Bill) Elam on 6/01/1916 in Denton Co., TX.

They were parents to five children:
* Eddie Lee Elam (1916-1956)
* Homer Cleo Elam (1917-1924)
* William Cratus (Dub) Elam (1921-1971)
* Gloria Kathryn Elam Murphy Mewbourn (1925-1991)
* Betty Sue Elam Carlton Baird (1932-2005)
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Maggie Elam Funeral Today

Funeral services for Maggie Elam, 76, of Grand Prairie, were at 2 p.m. today at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Reynolds officiating.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Childress Cemetery in Childress, Texas.

Mrs. Elam died Monday at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. She was born Oct. 18, 1899, in Denton County, Texas.

A retired salesperson for Montgomery Ward department stores, Mrs. Elam was a member of Inglewood Baptist Church in Grand Prairie.

Survivors include her husband, Willie Elam of Grand Prairie; two daughters, Gloria Murphy of Ben Wheeler and Betty Carlton of Arlington; three brothers, Cratus Ellis of Dallas, Earl Ellis and Arnold Ellis of Royce City; two sisters, Ester Perkins of Mesquite, and Gladys Davis of Dallas; one daughter-in-law, Faye Franklin of Irving; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

From THE IRVING (TX) DAILY NEWS (2/04/1976)
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Dallas County Death Certificate

Name: Maggie Elam
Death date: 02 Feb 1976
Death place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Cause of death: Pulmonary embolism
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 76 years
Estimated birth year: 1900
Birth date: 18 Oct 1899
Birthplace: Denton, Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Willie Elam
Father's name: C. M. Ellis
Father's birthplace:
Mother's name: Eva Chandler
Mother's birthplace:
Occupation: Sales Lady, Montgomery Ward
Residence: 1211 C E. Marshall Dr., Grand Prairie, Texas
Cemetery name: Childress
Burial place: Childress, Texas
Burial date: 05 Feb 1976
Informant: Willie Elam, husband

Film number: 2243926
Digital GS number: 4167932
Image number: 293
Reference number: 8481
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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Daughter of Captain Marvin Ellis & Eva Elizabeth Chandler Ellis.

Elma married Willie Walter (Bill) Elam on 6/01/1916 in Denton Co., TX.

They were parents to five children:
* Eddie Lee Elam (1916-1956)
* Homer Cleo Elam (1917-1924)
* William Cratus (Dub) Elam (1921-1971)
* Gloria Kathryn Elam Murphy Mewbourn (1925-1991)
* Betty Sue Elam Carlton Baird (1932-2005)
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Maggie Elam Funeral Today

Funeral services for Maggie Elam, 76, of Grand Prairie, were at 2 p.m. today at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gene Reynolds officiating.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Childress Cemetery in Childress, Texas.

Mrs. Elam died Monday at Methodist Hospital in Dallas. She was born Oct. 18, 1899, in Denton County, Texas.

A retired salesperson for Montgomery Ward department stores, Mrs. Elam was a member of Inglewood Baptist Church in Grand Prairie.

Survivors include her husband, Willie Elam of Grand Prairie; two daughters, Gloria Murphy of Ben Wheeler and Betty Carlton of Arlington; three brothers, Cratus Ellis of Dallas, Earl Ellis and Arnold Ellis of Royce City; two sisters, Ester Perkins of Mesquite, and Gladys Davis of Dallas; one daughter-in-law, Faye Franklin of Irving; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

From THE IRVING (TX) DAILY NEWS (2/04/1976)
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Dallas County Death Certificate

Name: Maggie Elam
Death date: 02 Feb 1976
Death place: Methodist Hospital, Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Cause of death: Pulmonary embolism
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 76 years
Estimated birth year: 1900
Birth date: 18 Oct 1899
Birthplace: Denton, Texas
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Willie Elam
Father's name: C. M. Ellis
Father's birthplace:
Mother's name: Eva Chandler
Mother's birthplace:
Occupation: Sales Lady, Montgomery Ward
Residence: 1211 C E. Marshall Dr., Grand Prairie, Texas
Cemetery name: Childress
Burial place: Childress, Texas
Burial date: 05 Feb 1976
Informant: Willie Elam, husband

Film number: 2243926
Digital GS number: 4167932
Image number: 293
Reference number: 8481
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
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