Beth Lucille Mabie

1920 - 2015  (94 years)

• Name	Beth Lucille Mabie  [1]
  Birth	19 Dec 1920	Geneva Township, Allen County, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1925	Geneva, Allen County, Kansas   [3]
  	Frank Mabie, Head, M, W, 41, M, Kansas, Blacksmith Grace Mabie, Wife, F, W, 38, --, Kansas Bessie Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 8, --, Kansas Jesse Mabie, Son, M, W, 6, --, Kansas Beth Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 4, --, Kansas
  Census	10 Apr 1930	Geneva Township, Allen County, Kansas   [4]
  	Frank C Mabie, Head, M, W, 45, M, 22, Kansas, New York, Kansas, farmer & laborer, farm Grace D Mabie, Wife, F, W, 42, M, 19, Illinois, Iowa, Illinois Bessie M Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 13, S, Kansas, Kansas, Illinois Jesse C Mabie, Son, M, W, 11, S, Kansas, Kansas, Illinois Beth L Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 9, S, Kansas, Kansas, Illinois
  Census	Abt Apr 1940	Geneva Township, Allen County, Kansas   [5]
  	Frank C Mabie, Head, M, W, 56, M, completed 8 years school, born in Kansas, assessor, Township, wages earned in 1939 - $595 Grace Mabie, Wife, F, W, 53, M, completed 8 years school, born in Kansas Beth L Mabie, Daughter, F, W, 19, S, completed 4 years high school, born in Kansas, unemployed 18 weeks, Housemaid, Private Home, wages earned in 1939 - $36 for 12 weeks Leonard L Taylor, Son-in-law, M, W, 25, M, completed 4 years high school, born in Kansas, residence 1 April 1935 was Anderson County, Kansas, Farm Laborer, wages earned in 1939 - $225 for 40 weeks Bessie M Taylor, Daughter, F, W, 23, M, completed 4 years high school, born in Kansas
  Witness-Obituary	27 Jun 1953	Parsons, Labette County, Kansas   [6]
  	Mrs Grace Mabie, 65, wife of Frank C. Mabie, 710 N. 16th, died at 10:15 a. m. Saturday at Mercy Hospital. She had been in failing health two years and underwent major surgery last Tuesday. Grace Dell Wells was born Aug 4, 1887, in Van Buren County, Iowa, grew to womanhood and was married there Dec 30, 1906, to Frank Mabie. They came to Kansas in 1902, settling at Geneva where they lived until coming to Parsons in 1942. Mabie is employed at Oakwood Cemetery. She was a member of the Central Avenue Christian Church. Survivors, in addition to her husband, include two daughters, Mrs Beth Bell of Kansas City and Mrs Bessie Taylor of Parsons; one son Jesse Mabie of Parsons; three sisters, Mrs Joe Shelby and Mrs Pete Harris, both of Parsons, and Mrs Faye Murray, Springfield, Mo.; four brothers, William Wells of Drumwright, Okla., Charles of Iola, Russell of Robstown, Tex., and Glen of Van Nuys, Calif., and five grandchildren.
  Witness-Obituary	26 Sep 2005	Lawrence, Kansas   [7]
  	A Celebration of Life Service for Bessie Mae Taylor, 88, Lawrence, will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons. Mrs. Taylor died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Presbyterian Manor. She was born Dec. 21, 1916, in Anderson County, the daughter of Frank Clinton and Grace Della Wells Mabie. Mrs. Taylor worked at Hallmark for two years and was a cashier at the Kansas Union Bookstore for 17 years, retiring in 1978. She was a former president of the Christian Women's Fellowship Circle. She also was a former Sunday school teacher and chairwoman of the Sewing Room at the First Christian Church. She married Leonard Zack Taylor on Aug. 9, 1936, in Iola. He died earlier. Two daughters, Linda Taylor Miller and Barbara Taylor, also died earlier. Survivors include a sister, Beth Bell, Overland Park; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 8 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will meet them from 9:30 a.m. until the service hour Wednesday. The family suggests memorials to cancer or heart research at the University of Kansas Medical Center, the First Christian Church of Lawrence, Presbyterian Manor or a charity of the donor's choice, sent in care of the funeral home
  Reference Number	16946
  Death	23 Apr 2015	Parson, Labette County, Kansas   [2, 8]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas   [9]
  	Robert W. Bell; Jan 4, 1925 – Dec 10, 2010 Beth Bell; Feb 22, 1922 – Apr 23, 2015
  Person ID	I16859	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Frank Clinton Mabie,   b. 12 Feb 1884, Geneva Township, Allen County, Kansas d. 15 Aug 1962, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace Dell Wells,   b. 4 Aug 1887, Glasgow, Van Buren County, Iowa d. 27 Jun 1953, Mercy Hospital, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage License	28 Dec 1906	Allen County, Kansas   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F1177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert William Bell,   b. 4 Jan 1925, Kansas City, Missouri d. 10 Dec 2010, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1951	Central Christian Church, Parson, Labette County, Kansas   [1, 12]
  Family ID	F4188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

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