Name |
Fern Wilson |
Birth |
19 May 1912 |
Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho [1, 2] |
Gender |
Female |
Census |
20 Apr 1940 |
335 North Alms, Burley, Cassia County, Idaho [3] |
- Fern Maby, Lodger (with Effie Holt), F, W, 27, Wd, completed 2 years high school, born in Idaho, residence 1 April 1935 was Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, Telephone Operator, Telephone Exchange, wages earned in 1939 - $175 for 15 weeks
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Census |
18 Apr 1950 |
1510 Elba Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, Idaho [4] |
- Darward C Carson, Head, White, Male, 36, Married, born in Idaho, Proprietor, Burly Truck and Tractor
Fern I Carson, Wife, White, Female, 37, Married, born in Idaho
Aloha F Mabey, Stepdaughter, White, Female, 15, never married, born in Idaho, Cashier, Theater, born in , Son, White, Male, parents born in US, attending 10th grade, worked 52 weeks in 1949 earning $416
Connie Jean Carson, Daughter, White, Female, 10, never married, born in Idaho
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Death |
25 Jan 2009 |
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona [1] |
Obituary |
29 Jan 2009 |
Burley, Idaho [5] |
- Fern Wilson Carson, a 97-year-old former Burley resident, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Fern was born May 19, 1912, in Oakley, the daughter of Roy and Lenna Wilson. She was raised in Oakley, attending schools there. She married Willis T. Mabey; together they lived in Colorado until his death in 1939. She later returned to the Burley area and worked as telephone operator for three years. She married Darward "Kit" Carson. Fern and Kit owned and operated Burley Truck and Tractor Co. This business later became a Datsun-Nissan dealership. After the death of her husband, Kit, she moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., to be near her daughter.
She is survived by her daughters, Aloha Mabey Carrier and Connie Carson Praegitzer; a niece, Mary Lin Anderton; eight grandsons; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Willis T. Mabey and Kit Carson; daughter, Dona Mabey Young; and grandson, Mark K. Young.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at the Hansen-Payne Mortuary, 321 E. Main St. in Burley. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the mortuary.
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Reference Number |
30406 |
Person ID |
I30195 |
Maybee Society |
Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |