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Submitted: 11/26/19 • Approved: 12/3/19 • Last Updated: 12/6/19 • R823523-G823521-S3
John
Jan 12, 1862
May 5, 1925
Son of John Andrew Suverly and Harriett Ann Kyle
Married Mary Ellen Carr November 8, 1881 Edina, Missouri
Mary
Sep 24, 1861
May 4, 1940
Daughter of Thomas Carr and Sarah Laughton
MRS. MARY C. SUVERLY, AGED 78, DIES HERE
Widow of Knox County Businessman Ill Past Four Years
Mrs. Mary Suverly, 78 years old, died yesterday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Ladd, 615 East Washington Street. Mrs. Suverly had been in ill health for the last four years and had been confined to the house most of that time. She had been seriously ill the past week with a heart ailment.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed yesterday evening but funeral services will be held at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edina. Burial will be held in the Highland Park Cemetery at the side of her husband, who died fifteen years ago yesterday.
Mrs. Suverly was born near Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1861, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Carr. She came to Missouri when a child, living near Knox City. She remembered Knox City when the present town was a corn field.
She was married to John L. Suverly on November 7, 1881, at Edina. Three children were born to this union, one dying in infancy. Mr. Suverly was engaged in the mercantile business in Knox City for a number of years. They also lived in Edina for some time. Mr. Suverly preceded his wife in death on May 4, 1925.
Mrs. Suverly was a member of the Catholic Church.
She is survived by two children, Mrs. Bertha Ladd of Kirksville, and Mrs. Dave Mitchell, of Hot Springs, Ark., four grandchildren, one brother, George Carr, of Kan . . .
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Contributed on 11/26/19
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