| Name |
Olive Erma Montgomery |
| Birth |
29 Jul 1921 |
Boise, Ada County, Idaho  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| WW2 Draft |
1941 |
Boise, Ada County, Idaho [2] |
- Oliver Tim Mabee of 2809 Bannock Street, Boise, Ada, Idaho, born 9 Jan 1920 at Boise, Idaho, registered for the draft. He was self employed truck operator. The person who would always know his address was his wife, Mrs Olive Montgomery, RFD#1, Boise. He was white, 5' 8" tall, weighed 150, and had blue eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion.
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| Census |
1 May 1950 |
1013 N 28th Street, Boise, Ada County, Idaho [3] |
- Oliver T Mabee, Head, White, Male, 30, Married, born in Idaho, Shop Foreman, Garage
Olive E Mabee, Wife, White, Female, 28, Married, born in Idaho
Judith R Mabee, Daughter, White, Female, 8, never married, born in Idaho
Kenneth D Mabee, Son, White, Male, 6, never married, born in Idaho
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| Residence |
1960 |
1013 N 28th Street, Boise, Ada County, Idaho [4] |
- Oliver T Mabee (Olive E), Oliver's Auto Service
Judith R Mabee, clerk, Idaho Creamery
|
| Death |
23 Nov 2010 |
Eagle, Ada County, Idaho [5, 6] |
| Obituary |
24 Nov 2010 |
Boise, Idaho [5] |
- Olive Erma Mabee, 89, of Boise, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at a care home in Eagle, Idaho.
Olive was born July 29, 1921 in Boise to William T. and Olive (Winston) Montgomery. She was the youngest of eight children. Olive grew up on a ranch in Strawberry Glenn, living there 18 years. She went to Valley View Grade School and Boise High School. Olive was the only of the Montgomery children to graduate High School, and did so in 1940 with high honors. That evening, she married her childhood sweetheart, Oliver Mabee, on May 24, 1940. Olive and Oliver were playmates, classmates, and companions from six years of age, going from grade school to high school, together enjoying over 56 years together. They loved to fish, hunt, camp, snowmobile, bowl, and enjoyed playing cards, going everywhere together, and doing everything together.
They were active square dancers for 32 years, members and charter members of the Rambing Rounds, Knots & Squares, Capital Squares, El Rancho Reelers, Idaho Federation of Square & Round, and Langes Traveling Dancers known as the L.T.D.s. They traveled to a many of out of state national dances such as Salt Lake, Seattle, Anaheim, California, Calgary and Alberta, Canada, also visiting The Grand ole Opery, Hawaii, and San Francisco as well as many more exciting places.
Besides dancing, Olive was an avid sewer and was an accomplished seamstress. She could sew anything asked of her and made many of her own patterns. Olive also enjoyed crafts, making dolls, stuffed animals, flowers, and a wide variety of items; selling her wares at the many local craft shows.
She and her husband owned and operated Oliver's Auto Service for over 40 years. The Mabee's lost their son, Kenny, in 1963. She is survived by a daughter, Judy; granddaughter, Teresa; grandson, Tim Holton; and great grandsons, Tyler and Tarik Holton of Boise. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 26, 2010 at Morris Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Summers Funeral Homes, Boise Chapel.
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| Reference Number |
20222 |
| Burial |
Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho [7] |
| Person ID |
I20113 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1921 - 2010 (89 years)
