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Leroy Wood Mayo

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Leroy Wood Mayo

Birth
Surgoinsville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Death
12 Feb 1947 (aged 66)
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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LEROY WOOD MAYO WAS THE SON OF HAZE HARRELL AND JANICE VIRGINIA BATEMAN MAYO.

HE MARRIED MARY JANE DUNHAM ON 27 FEB 1902 IN HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE. GOD BLESSED THIS MARRIED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN - GATHEL BEATRICE AND GARNIE FREEMONT.

LEROY WOOD WAS THE SIBLING OF JAMES HARVEY, CHARLES L, BARTON S AND EFFIE MAYO.

LEORY WOOD MAYO WAS MY MATERNAL GRAND UNCLE.

BURIAL PER THE TENNESSEE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

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THE SOURCE FOR THE FULL NAME "LEROY WOOD MAYO" IS AS FOLLOWS:

(1) "ROY WOOD MAYO" IS PER THE TENNESSEE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

(2) "LEROY MAYO" IS PER THE "MAYO FAMILY TREE" BY LADYRUST.

(3) "LEROY "ROY" MAYO" IS PER THE "HAMBLEN FAMILY TREE" BY FREEZEDRIEDANIMAL.

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A special thank you to an avid genealogist who wishes to remain anonymous for providing the following obituary:

DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD FOR MAYO BROTHERS

SURGOINSVILLE – Double funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Carters Valley Church for two brothers whose deaths occurred only 15 hours apart.

Roy W. Mayo, 66, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, at Holston Valley Community Hospital, Kingsport, and Charles L. Mayo, 64, who had been ill for two weeks died a bare 15 hours later at his home in Surgoinsville. It is thought that news of the death of his brother proved fatal for him.

The Rev. Charles Dale, the Rev. Joe Hickman and the Rev. Mr. Booth had charge of the funeral services which were attended by a large crowd of relatives, neighbors and friends. Roy Mayo was buried in McKinney Cemetery in Rogersville, and Charles was buried in Carter's Valley Cemetery.

Survivors of Roy Mayo included his wife, Mary Dunham Mayo; son, Garnie Mayo, Surgoinsville; two brothers, Jim Mayo of Rogersville and Bart Mayo of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Effie Davidson of Church Hill; and five grandchildren.

Charles Mayo's survivors are his wife, Nora Carroll Mayo; three sons, R. E. Mayo of Surgoinsville, and Robert and Earl of Church Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmie Neal Housewright of Church Hill, Mrs. James Barrett and Mrs. Frank Noe, both of Surgoinsville; the two brothers and a sister mentioned above, and 19 grandchildren.

KINGSPORT NEWS
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
15 FEB 1947
LEROY WOOD MAYO WAS THE SON OF HAZE HARRELL AND JANICE VIRGINIA BATEMAN MAYO.

HE MARRIED MARY JANE DUNHAM ON 27 FEB 1902 IN HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE. GOD BLESSED THIS MARRIED WITH THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN - GATHEL BEATRICE AND GARNIE FREEMONT.

LEROY WOOD WAS THE SIBLING OF JAMES HARVEY, CHARLES L, BARTON S AND EFFIE MAYO.

LEORY WOOD MAYO WAS MY MATERNAL GRAND UNCLE.

BURIAL PER THE TENNESSEE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

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THE SOURCE FOR THE FULL NAME "LEROY WOOD MAYO" IS AS FOLLOWS:

(1) "ROY WOOD MAYO" IS PER THE TENNESSEE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

(2) "LEROY MAYO" IS PER THE "MAYO FAMILY TREE" BY LADYRUST.

(3) "LEROY "ROY" MAYO" IS PER THE "HAMBLEN FAMILY TREE" BY FREEZEDRIEDANIMAL.

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A special thank you to an avid genealogist who wishes to remain anonymous for providing the following obituary:

DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD FOR MAYO BROTHERS

SURGOINSVILLE – Double funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at Carters Valley Church for two brothers whose deaths occurred only 15 hours apart.

Roy W. Mayo, 66, died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, at Holston Valley Community Hospital, Kingsport, and Charles L. Mayo, 64, who had been ill for two weeks died a bare 15 hours later at his home in Surgoinsville. It is thought that news of the death of his brother proved fatal for him.

The Rev. Charles Dale, the Rev. Joe Hickman and the Rev. Mr. Booth had charge of the funeral services which were attended by a large crowd of relatives, neighbors and friends. Roy Mayo was buried in McKinney Cemetery in Rogersville, and Charles was buried in Carter's Valley Cemetery.

Survivors of Roy Mayo included his wife, Mary Dunham Mayo; son, Garnie Mayo, Surgoinsville; two brothers, Jim Mayo of Rogersville and Bart Mayo of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Effie Davidson of Church Hill; and five grandchildren.

Charles Mayo's survivors are his wife, Nora Carroll Mayo; three sons, R. E. Mayo of Surgoinsville, and Robert and Earl of Church Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Jimmie Neal Housewright of Church Hill, Mrs. James Barrett and Mrs. Frank Noe, both of Surgoinsville; the two brothers and a sister mentioned above, and 19 grandchildren.

KINGSPORT NEWS
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
15 FEB 1947


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