Mae Morris was born on February 17, 1894, to Harrison H. "Harry" and Minda "Mindy" White Morris in Laclede County, Missouri. She was the second of four children born to them; Harry also had three children from a previous marriage. In 1900, as recorded by the U.S. Census that year, the family was living in Eldridge, Laclede County, Missouri. The 1940 U.S. Census indicated that Mae had finished the seventh grade. By 1910 her family had moved to Warm Springs, Arkansas.
On January 27, 1917, she married Joseph E. "Joe" Prevett. They lived in Warm Springs. They attended and were members of the Church of Christ.
The couple had one girl who was stillborn. Although the child was buried in a nearby cemetery, there is no known marker and no family history of whether the girl was named. On February 10, 1919, Joe and Mae had a son, Lloyd Luther Prevett. The name Lloyd was possibly after her nephew, Lloyd L. Nyberg, and Luther was in honor of Joe's younger brother, Luther Herbert Prevett. While Lloyd was a baby, the family lived for a short time in Paris, Texas, before returning to reside in Warm Springs, Arkansas. Joe and Mae also had three daughters, Alva Ondalee "Tootsie" or "Toots," born on November 27, 1924; Madeline "Madge", born on December 23, 1926; and Patsy Jo, born on June 19, 1931.
Besides cooking, cleaning, sewing clothes for herself and her children, Mae gardened and raised chickens and hogs for food for the family; she also had a cow for milk. She canned fruits, vegetables, and meat for her family. She helped her younger sister and family who lived nearby. She made sure her son had money when he went out on a date, by selling a chicken, if she didn't have cash. She ensured that each of her four children finished high school, moving into Pocahontas to an apartment to care for them while they went to school there. After her children married and grandchildren came along, she enjoyed having them with her.
In early 1952 she was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia, which is called ALL currently. She was taken to Little Rock for mustard gas treatments, but eleven months after the diagnosis, on November 2, 1952, she died at the age of 58 from complications of leukemia in the Randolph County Hospital in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Her family missed her a great deal. Most of her grandchildren never got to know her, and most of the ones who did were too young to remember her well.
Her funeral was held in Pocahontas under the direction of the McNabb Funeral Home. She was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas. The headstone her family provided had the inscription, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."
On January 27, 1917, she married Joseph E. "Joe" Prevett. They lived in Warm Springs. They attended and were members of the Church of Christ.
The couple had one girl who was stillborn. Although the child was buried in a nearby cemetery, there is no known marker and no family history of whether the girl was named. On February 10, 1919, Joe and Mae had a son, Lloyd Luther Prevett. The name Lloyd was possibly after her nephew, Lloyd L. Nyberg, and Luther was in honor of Joe's younger brother, Luther Herbert Prevett. While Lloyd was a baby, the family lived for a short time in Paris, Texas, before returning to reside in Warm Springs, Arkansas. Joe and Mae also had three daughters, Alva Ondalee "Tootsie" or "Toots," born on November 27, 1924; Madeline "Madge", born on December 23, 1926; and Patsy Jo, born on June 19, 1931.
Besides cooking, cleaning, sewing clothes for herself and her children, Mae gardened and raised chickens and hogs for food for the family; she also had a cow for milk. She canned fruits, vegetables, and meat for her family. She helped her younger sister and family who lived nearby. She made sure her son had money when he went out on a date, by selling a chicken, if she didn't have cash. She ensured that each of her four children finished high school, moving into Pocahontas to an apartment to care for them while they went to school there. After her children married and grandchildren came along, she enjoyed having them with her.
In early 1952 she was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia, which is called ALL currently. She was taken to Little Rock for mustard gas treatments, but eleven months after the diagnosis, on November 2, 1952, she died at the age of 58 from complications of leukemia in the Randolph County Hospital in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Her family missed her a great deal. Most of her grandchildren never got to know her, and most of the ones who did were too young to remember her well.
Her funeral was held in Pocahontas under the direction of the McNabb Funeral Home. She was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas. The headstone her family provided had the inscription, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."
Mae Morris was born on February 17, 1894, to Harrison H. "Harry" and Minda "Mindy" White Morris in Laclede County, Missouri. She was the second of four children born to them; Harry also had three children from a previous marriage. In 1900, as recorded by the U.S. Census that year, the family was living in Eldridge, Laclede County, Missouri. The 1940 U.S. Census indicated that Mae had finished the seventh grade. By 1910 her family had moved to Warm Springs, Arkansas.
On January 27, 1917, she married Joseph E. "Joe" Prevett. They lived in Warm Springs. They attended and were members of the Church of Christ.
The couple had one girl who was stillborn. Although the child was buried in a nearby cemetery, there is no known marker and no family history of whether the girl was named. On February 10, 1919, Joe and Mae had a son, Lloyd Luther Prevett. The name Lloyd was possibly after her nephew, Lloyd L. Nyberg, and Luther was in honor of Joe's younger brother, Luther Herbert Prevett. While Lloyd was a baby, the family lived for a short time in Paris, Texas, before returning to reside in Warm Springs, Arkansas. Joe and Mae also had three daughters, Alva Ondalee "Tootsie" or "Toots," born on November 27, 1924; Madeline "Madge", born on December 23, 1926; and Patsy Jo, born on June 19, 1931.
Besides cooking, cleaning, sewing clothes for herself and her children, Mae gardened and raised chickens and hogs for food for the family; she also had a cow for milk. She canned fruits, vegetables, and meat for her family. She helped her younger sister and family who lived nearby. She made sure her son had money when he went out on a date, by selling a chicken, if she didn't have cash. She ensured that each of her four children finished high school, moving into Pocahontas to an apartment to care for them while they went to school there. After her children married and grandchildren came along, she enjoyed having them with her.
In early 1952 she was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia, which is called ALL currently. She was taken to Little Rock for mustard gas treatments, but eleven months after the diagnosis, on November 2, 1952, she died at the age of 58 from complications of leukemia in the Randolph County Hospital in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Her family missed her a great deal. Most of her grandchildren never got to know her, and most of the ones who did were too young to remember her well.
Her funeral was held in Pocahontas under the direction of the McNabb Funeral Home. She was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas. The headstone her family provided had the inscription, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."
On January 27, 1917, she married Joseph E. "Joe" Prevett. They lived in Warm Springs. They attended and were members of the Church of Christ.
The couple had one girl who was stillborn. Although the child was buried in a nearby cemetery, there is no known marker and no family history of whether the girl was named. On February 10, 1919, Joe and Mae had a son, Lloyd Luther Prevett. The name Lloyd was possibly after her nephew, Lloyd L. Nyberg, and Luther was in honor of Joe's younger brother, Luther Herbert Prevett. While Lloyd was a baby, the family lived for a short time in Paris, Texas, before returning to reside in Warm Springs, Arkansas. Joe and Mae also had three daughters, Alva Ondalee "Tootsie" or "Toots," born on November 27, 1924; Madeline "Madge", born on December 23, 1926; and Patsy Jo, born on June 19, 1931.
Besides cooking, cleaning, sewing clothes for herself and her children, Mae gardened and raised chickens and hogs for food for the family; she also had a cow for milk. She canned fruits, vegetables, and meat for her family. She helped her younger sister and family who lived nearby. She made sure her son had money when he went out on a date, by selling a chicken, if she didn't have cash. She ensured that each of her four children finished high school, moving into Pocahontas to an apartment to care for them while they went to school there. After her children married and grandchildren came along, she enjoyed having them with her.
In early 1952 she was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia, which is called ALL currently. She was taken to Little Rock for mustard gas treatments, but eleven months after the diagnosis, on November 2, 1952, she died at the age of 58 from complications of leukemia in the Randolph County Hospital in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Her family missed her a great deal. Most of her grandchildren never got to know her, and most of the ones who did were too young to remember her well.
Her funeral was held in Pocahontas under the direction of the McNabb Funeral Home. She was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas. The headstone her family provided had the inscription, "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."
Inscription
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
WHICH DIE IN THE LORD
