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"Triple funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Ringgold church for a mother and her two daughters who died within a period of 48 hours last week. The three were buried in the Ringgold cemetery.
The mother, Mrs. Katie Mofield, 84, died last Wednesday following an illness of several weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Mofield Doss, 46 died Thursday night at the home of her mother after suffering a heart attack while sitting in the living room of her home. The other daughter, Mrs. Frances Mofield Stevens, 40*, died Friday morning at a Cincinnati hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. Her death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Mofield was born in Pulaski County and was a daughter of the late William Branch and Elizabeth Jasper Mofield and had been a resident of this county her entire life. She is survived by several other children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Doss is survived by her husband, Herbert Doss, and several children by a former marriage, and Mrs. Stevens is survived by her husband and several children."
Obituary from the Commonwealth, Somerset, Kentucky - Wednesday, March 13, 1946.
* Note: The newspaper listed Frances (Mofield) Stevens' age as 40. Her death certificate lists her date of birth as April 12, 1880 and her age as 65 years, 10 months, and 26 days. Information from Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 as listed on FamilySearch.org. Thank you to Gladys Turner Dinkeloo (46891301) for providing the Death Certificate information.
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"Triple funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Ringgold church for a mother and her two daughters who died within a period of 48 hours last week. The three were buried in the Ringgold cemetery.
The mother, Mrs. Katie Mofield, 84, died last Wednesday following an illness of several weeks. Her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Mofield Doss, 46 died Thursday night at the home of her mother after suffering a heart attack while sitting in the living room of her home. The other daughter, Mrs. Frances Mofield Stevens, 40*, died Friday morning at a Cincinnati hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. Her death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mrs. Mofield was born in Pulaski County and was a daughter of the late William Branch and Elizabeth Jasper Mofield and had been a resident of this county her entire life. She is survived by several other children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Doss is survived by her husband, Herbert Doss, and several children by a former marriage, and Mrs. Stevens is survived by her husband and several children."
Obituary from the Commonwealth, Somerset, Kentucky - Wednesday, March 13, 1946.
* Note: The newspaper listed Frances (Mofield) Stevens' age as 40. Her death certificate lists her date of birth as April 12, 1880 and her age as 65 years, 10 months, and 26 days. Information from Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 as listed on FamilySearch.org. Thank you to Gladys Turner Dinkeloo (46891301) for providing the Death Certificate information.
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