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Betty Ruth MAJOR MCCARTNEY

Highland Park Cemetery
Adair County,
Missouri

Sep 29, 1931
Apr 24, 1956
Daughter of Tillman Major and Goldie Lockhart
Wife of Paul McCartney

BETTY RUTH McCARTNEY, 24, SUCCUMBS HERE

Death Comes Unexpectedly; Funeral Will Be Thursday

Mrs. Paul (Betty Ruth) McCartney, 24, of 1307 S. Boundary, died unexpectedly this morning after an illness of only a few hours. The 24-year-old woman was expecting a baby in about two months.

Mrs. McCartney was born September 29, 1931, in Kirksville, the daughter of Tillman and Goldie (Lockhart) Major. She received her education in the public schools of Kirksville and graduated from the Kirksville Senior High school in 1950.

She was married to Paul McCartney on September 28, 1951. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge.

In addition to her parents and her husband she is survived by one brother, Donald Lee Major, and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Lockhart, of Kirksville.

Last rites will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the funeral chapel of Davis and Davis. The Rev. Lester Jones, of Kirksville, will officiate. Interment will be in the Highland Park cemetery.

Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
April 24, 1956

Photo donated by Larry and Susan Olson

Contributed on 11/6/19

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Submitted: 11/6/19 • Approved: 11/7/19 • Last Updated: 11/10/19 • R823123-G823122-S3

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