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Melvina E. “Mellie” <I>Henderson</I> Alkire

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Melvina E. “Mellie” Henderson Alkire

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Feb 1941 (aged 80)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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1st married to Theodore Hollenbeck
2nd marred to Lewis Lambert Alkire

Mrs. L. L. Alkire, 80, of Denver, Colo, died of a stroke Wednesday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz., while on a motor trip. She was born in Tippecanoe county, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Henderson, and was married to L. L. Alkire in 1901, but had lived in Denver the last forty years.
Surviving are the husband; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Ogborn, Lafayette; and Mrs. Laura Coleman, New York, N.Y.; a brother Oliver M. Henderson, Lafayette Route 2; and a half-brother, Charles Sterret, Butte, Mont. The body will arrive here at noon Saturday, and will be taken to the Rogers-Henderson funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday.

Lafayette Journal & Courier: Feb 15, 1941 Page 2
1st married to Theodore Hollenbeck
2nd marred to Lewis Lambert Alkire

Mrs. L. L. Alkire, 80, of Denver, Colo, died of a stroke Wednesday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz., while on a motor trip. She was born in Tippecanoe county, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Henderson, and was married to L. L. Alkire in 1901, but had lived in Denver the last forty years.
Surviving are the husband; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Ogborn, Lafayette; and Mrs. Laura Coleman, New York, N.Y.; a brother Oliver M. Henderson, Lafayette Route 2; and a half-brother, Charles Sterret, Butte, Mont. The body will arrive here at noon Saturday, and will be taken to the Rogers-Henderson funeral home, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday.

Lafayette Journal & Courier: Feb 15, 1941 Page 2


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18925026/melvina_e-alkire: accessed ), memorial page for Melvina E. “Mellie” Henderson Alkire (13 Dec 1860–12 Feb 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18925026, citing Greenbush Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Ozarkcheryl (contributor 47529375).