Mitchell, Mary Maye

1920 - 2016  (96 years)

• Name	Mitchell, Mary Maye
  Birth	3 Apr 1920	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	MITC.M023
  _FGRAVE	170513463
  Death	24 Sep 2016  [2]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Hemphill, Mary Maye (Mitchell) and Harry James
  Person ID	I28222	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Mitchell, John Henry,   b. 1893   d. 1930 (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Hord, Bertie,   b. 1893   d. 1972 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F17552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hemphill, Harry James,   b. 11 Feb 1919   d. 17 May 2005 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1941	St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Hemphill, Donna L.,   b. 24 Jan 1943   d. 21 Aug 1991 (Age 48 years)   2. Hemphill, K. > 3. Hemphill, R.
  Family ID	F12043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Apr 1920 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 24 May 1941 - St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Maye Hemphill died peacefully at her family home in Flora, Illinois, on Saturday, September 24, 2016, surrounded by her family. Maye was born in Clay County, Illinois, on April 3, 1920, to John Henry and Bertie Mitchell. Maye and Harry James Hemphill were joined in holy matrimony on the 24th day of May, 1941. They had a long and happy marriage and were inseparable until Harry’s death in 2005. In the 1960s, Maye and her two sisters, Bonnie and Margaret, were ahead of their time when they started and successfully operated women’s clothing “Outlets” in Flora, Olney, and Cisne, until their retirement. Maye also had a passion for playing cards of any kind and was very competitive up until the week of her passing. Maye was preceded in death by her loving husband; her daughter, Donna Carrell (Charlie); her mother and father; sisters Bonnie Wieldt and Virginia Willis; and brothers Robert and Harold Mitchell. Maye is survived by her son, Kye Richard Hemphill (Lori); her daughter, Rita Kay Etscheid (Wylie); her sisters, Margaret Duke and Margie Yingst; seven grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and three step-great-grandchildren. A funeral service for Maye Hemphill will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora, with Pastor Bruce Horsley officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers or gifts, memorial donations are suggested to Clay County Hospice.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8177] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hemphill, Mary Maye (Mitchell) and Harry James, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170513463/mary-maye-hemphill), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15831] Frank & Bright Funer Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Duke, Margaret, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1509/), none. (Reliability: 2).