. EDMONSTON, Raymond Eidson, and Mary Edna
Compiled and written by Ernest R. Edmonston (Raymond's Grandson)
Raymond:
Born 1Oct1891 in Holden, Mo.
Died 26Oct1956, veteran's hospital, Amarillo, Texas
Buried Lawn Haven Cemetery, Clovis, New Mexico
Social Security No. 525-52-9224
Married 28Dec1919, Minco, Ok.
Wife: Mary Edna Yoder
Born 23Sept1896 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Died 18Nov1990, Age 94 of Organic Brain Syndrome, Clovis, New Mexico, Buried
next to Raymond.
Social Security No. 585-01-0640
Mother: Lena Schmidt 14July1875 (Toledo, Oh.) - 18Mar1968 (Clovis, N.M.)
Father: William W. Yoder (I located a Wm. W. Yoder in Friendship Cemetery dated 1860 to 1928)
Children:
Marvin Wallace, born 18May1921 Minco, Ok. Married Goldie Mildred Whinery 8Feb1941 in
Clovis, N. M, Died Clovis New Mexico 23Feb2007. Ashes interred Lawn Haven Cemetery.
Beulah Mae, born 5Jun1922 Pocasset, Ok. Married Milton Moses 7Nov1943
Arlene Alta, born 6July1923 Pocasset, Ok. **
Euna Rae (Colie), born 10July1927 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Lee Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM. Lee was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and over 3 years a prisoner of the Japs.
Eunice Faye (Blondie), born 10July27 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Roy Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM
**The sheet I got this information from had "see back" behind Arlene's name. Since this was a photocopy, there was nothing on the back.
Raymond had to be about 10 years old when his family moved from Holden, Missouri to the Minco, Oklahoma area just after the turn of the century. As best I can tell, he worked on the family farm there until he enlisted in the U. S. Army during WW I. His draft card lists his middle name as Edison and many people thought this was the correct spelling. However, I remember asking him when I was a child if he was named after the famous inventor. I remember him saying that it was spelled differently. Since his Grandmother's maiden name was Eidson, this is most certainly his true middle name.
It is known that Raymond served in the U. S. Army (Service No. 1504998) in France during WW I. His unit is listed as Co. F., 111 US Engineers, 36th Div. Battles served in were Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel. His lungs were damaged, I was told, by poison gas attack by the Germans. This was the primary reason he moved from Oklahoma to Western Texas/Eastern New Mexico in later years. His discharge papers stated that he was in good health at the time of Discharge, but he did draw a small military pension for some time. One the surface, this information is conflicting, and I may need help from relatives on this. He enlisted in Oklahoma City on 27Jul1917, sailed for France on 18Jul1918, returned to US on 30May1919, and was discharged on 18Jun1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas. A copy of his discharge was filed in Curry County, New Mexico, Book 2, page 230 of the records of Soldiers Discharge.
He Married Mary Yoder in Minco, Oklahoma on Sunday, December 28, 1919 in the home of Dr. (Minister) Elbert H. Sawyer. Present at the wedding were Miss Gertie Yoder (married Everett Downey), Will, Albert, and Raymond Yoder, Miss Mary Edmonston, and Mrs. Ed Charleton. The Miss Mary Edmonston mentioned would almost certainly have to be Raymond's sister.
I know that their house burned down while they lived North of Muleshoe, Tx., in about 1929. I will assume that a lot of photos, papers, etc., were destroyed at that time. I remember Raymond telling me that he had some war souvenirs that were destroyed in the fire. They moved to a place South of Muleshoe for awhile, then to the farm just Southeast of St. Vrain, New Mexico where they resided until his death. Mary's Sister Gertrude (Yoder) Downey and Husband Everett lived on a farm just West of St. Vrain and were most likely instrumental in locating the property Raymond and Mary purchased. That region of New Mexico suffered a severe drought in the early 1950's and most of the farm land was placed in the "Soil Bank" about the time Raymond discovered he had cancer. After Raymond's death, Mary moved to a house in Clovis (804 Oak St.), N.M., and lived there until she was placed in a nursing home.
I never knew Raymond to smoke cigarettes, but may have before I could remember such things. He did enjoy a cigar when he could get one. He did dip snuff some, but his greatest tobacco vice was chewing plug (Brown's Mule brand) tobacco. If I remember right, they discovered the cancer in his esophagus and the tobacco chewing most likely contributed to this.
Raymond was a farmer for the most part, however he did work at Clovis AFB (now Cannon AFB) as a butcher in the Base Commissary for some time. Along with farming, he always had a few head of cows, pigs, and a good many chickens. They had a cream separator and sold cream and eggs nearly every Saturday on their trip to Clovis.
Raymond and Mary had friends scattered all over the St. Vrain and Melrose area. People would bring food and meet at a different neighbor's home on Sundays where they would eat, visit, and have a good time in general. Some of these events included ball games, music from those who could play an instrument, etc. These were simple times, but greatly enjoyed by the participants who could generally afford no better.
Raymond's death certificate lists the cause of death as carcinoma (cancer) of stomach with metastasis to pancreas, spine & appendix. Other maladies listed were Acute Suppurative Peritonitis, and Terminal Pneumonia, bilateral. It states that he had suffered with these ailments for three and one-half years. I (Ernest R. Edmonston) remember seeing him in the hospital just before his death, and he was just a shell of a man at that time. I would suspect that he died a very painful death. His pallbearers were Sam Sparks, Sumner Scott, Charlie Roach, Charlie Wall, Clinton Smith, and Will Wall Sr.
Mary spent several years living alone, but stayed busy with social work, visiting with friends, etc. Mary never learned how to drive and never drove a car in her life, but was always able to go to the many places she went because of the many friends who were eager to help her and enjoy her company. Mary spent her last several years in a nursing home. Her last years were spent in a simi-coma and she could not recognize her visitors. She died at the age of 94. The cause of death on her death certificate is listed as Organic Brain Syndrome, having had it for 10 years.
Ernest R. Edmonston
Roswell, NM
2012
Compiled and written by Ernest R. Edmonston (Raymond's Grandson)
Raymond:
Born 1Oct1891 in Holden, Mo.
Died 26Oct1956, veteran's hospital, Amarillo, Texas
Buried Lawn Haven Cemetery, Clovis, New Mexico
Social Security No. 525-52-9224
Married 28Dec1919, Minco, Ok.
Wife: Mary Edna Yoder
Born 23Sept1896 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Died 18Nov1990, Age 94 of Organic Brain Syndrome, Clovis, New Mexico, Buried
next to Raymond.
Social Security No. 585-01-0640
Mother: Lena Schmidt 14July1875 (Toledo, Oh.) - 18Mar1968 (Clovis, N.M.)
Father: William W. Yoder (I located a Wm. W. Yoder in Friendship Cemetery dated 1860 to 1928)
Children:
Marvin Wallace, born 18May1921 Minco, Ok. Married Goldie Mildred Whinery 8Feb1941 in
Clovis, N. M, Died Clovis New Mexico 23Feb2007. Ashes interred Lawn Haven Cemetery.
Beulah Mae, born 5Jun1922 Pocasset, Ok. Married Milton Moses 7Nov1943
Arlene Alta, born 6July1923 Pocasset, Ok. **
Euna Rae (Colie), born 10July1927 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Lee Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM. Lee was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and over 3 years a prisoner of the Japs.
Eunice Faye (Blondie), born 10July27 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Roy Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM
**The sheet I got this information from had "see back" behind Arlene's name. Since this was a photocopy, there was nothing on the back.
Raymond had to be about 10 years old when his family moved from Holden, Missouri to the Minco, Oklahoma area just after the turn of the century. As best I can tell, he worked on the family farm there until he enlisted in the U. S. Army during WW I. His draft card lists his middle name as Edison and many people thought this was the correct spelling. However, I remember asking him when I was a child if he was named after the famous inventor. I remember him saying that it was spelled differently. Since his Grandmother's maiden name was Eidson, this is most certainly his true middle name.
It is known that Raymond served in the U. S. Army (Service No. 1504998) in France during WW I. His unit is listed as Co. F., 111 US Engineers, 36th Div. Battles served in were Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel. His lungs were damaged, I was told, by poison gas attack by the Germans. This was the primary reason he moved from Oklahoma to Western Texas/Eastern New Mexico in later years. His discharge papers stated that he was in good health at the time of Discharge, but he did draw a small military pension for some time. One the surface, this information is conflicting, and I may need help from relatives on this. He enlisted in Oklahoma City on 27Jul1917, sailed for France on 18Jul1918, returned to US on 30May1919, and was discharged on 18Jun1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas. A copy of his discharge was filed in Curry County, New Mexico, Book 2, page 230 of the records of Soldiers Discharge.
He Married Mary Yoder in Minco, Oklahoma on Sunday, December 28, 1919 in the home of Dr. (Minister) Elbert H. Sawyer. Present at the wedding were Miss Gertie Yoder (married Everett Downey), Will, Albert, and Raymond Yoder, Miss Mary Edmonston, and Mrs. Ed Charleton. The Miss Mary Edmonston mentioned would almost certainly have to be Raymond's sister.
I know that their house burned down while they lived North of Muleshoe, Tx., in about 1929. I will assume that a lot of photos, papers, etc., were destroyed at that time. I remember Raymond telling me that he had some war souvenirs that were destroyed in the fire. They moved to a place South of Muleshoe for awhile, then to the farm just Southeast of St. Vrain, New Mexico where they resided until his death. Mary's Sister Gertrude (Yoder) Downey and Husband Everett lived on a farm just West of St. Vrain and were most likely instrumental in locating the property Raymond and Mary purchased. That region of New Mexico suffered a severe drought in the early 1950's and most of the farm land was placed in the "Soil Bank" about the time Raymond discovered he had cancer. After Raymond's death, Mary moved to a house in Clovis (804 Oak St.), N.M., and lived there until she was placed in a nursing home.
I never knew Raymond to smoke cigarettes, but may have before I could remember such things. He did enjoy a cigar when he could get one. He did dip snuff some, but his greatest tobacco vice was chewing plug (Brown's Mule brand) tobacco. If I remember right, they discovered the cancer in his esophagus and the tobacco chewing most likely contributed to this.
Raymond was a farmer for the most part, however he did work at Clovis AFB (now Cannon AFB) as a butcher in the Base Commissary for some time. Along with farming, he always had a few head of cows, pigs, and a good many chickens. They had a cream separator and sold cream and eggs nearly every Saturday on their trip to Clovis.
Raymond and Mary had friends scattered all over the St. Vrain and Melrose area. People would bring food and meet at a different neighbor's home on Sundays where they would eat, visit, and have a good time in general. Some of these events included ball games, music from those who could play an instrument, etc. These were simple times, but greatly enjoyed by the participants who could generally afford no better.
Raymond's death certificate lists the cause of death as carcinoma (cancer) of stomach with metastasis to pancreas, spine & appendix. Other maladies listed were Acute Suppurative Peritonitis, and Terminal Pneumonia, bilateral. It states that he had suffered with these ailments for three and one-half years. I (Ernest R. Edmonston) remember seeing him in the hospital just before his death, and he was just a shell of a man at that time. I would suspect that he died a very painful death. His pallbearers were Sam Sparks, Sumner Scott, Charlie Roach, Charlie Wall, Clinton Smith, and Will Wall Sr.
Mary spent several years living alone, but stayed busy with social work, visiting with friends, etc. Mary never learned how to drive and never drove a car in her life, but was always able to go to the many places she went because of the many friends who were eager to help her and enjoy her company. Mary spent her last several years in a nursing home. Her last years were spent in a simi-coma and she could not recognize her visitors. She died at the age of 94. The cause of death on her death certificate is listed as Organic Brain Syndrome, having had it for 10 years.
Ernest R. Edmonston
Roswell, NM
2012
. EDMONSTON, Raymond Eidson, and Mary Edna
Compiled and written by Ernest R. Edmonston (Raymond's Grandson)
Raymond:
Born 1Oct1891 in Holden, Mo.
Died 26Oct1956, veteran's hospital, Amarillo, Texas
Buried Lawn Haven Cemetery, Clovis, New Mexico
Social Security No. 525-52-9224
Married 28Dec1919, Minco, Ok.
Wife: Mary Edna Yoder
Born 23Sept1896 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Died 18Nov1990, Age 94 of Organic Brain Syndrome, Clovis, New Mexico, Buried
next to Raymond.
Social Security No. 585-01-0640
Mother: Lena Schmidt 14July1875 (Toledo, Oh.) - 18Mar1968 (Clovis, N.M.)
Father: William W. Yoder (I located a Wm. W. Yoder in Friendship Cemetery dated 1860 to 1928)
Children:
Marvin Wallace, born 18May1921 Minco, Ok. Married Goldie Mildred Whinery 8Feb1941 in
Clovis, N. M, Died Clovis New Mexico 23Feb2007. Ashes interred Lawn Haven Cemetery.
Beulah Mae, born 5Jun1922 Pocasset, Ok. Married Milton Moses 7Nov1943
Arlene Alta, born 6July1923 Pocasset, Ok. **
Euna Rae (Colie), born 10July1927 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Lee Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM. Lee was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and over 3 years a prisoner of the Japs.
Eunice Faye (Blondie), born 10July27 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Roy Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM
**The sheet I got this information from had "see back" behind Arlene's name. Since this was a photocopy, there was nothing on the back.
Raymond had to be about 10 years old when his family moved from Holden, Missouri to the Minco, Oklahoma area just after the turn of the century. As best I can tell, he worked on the family farm there until he enlisted in the U. S. Army during WW I. His draft card lists his middle name as Edison and many people thought this was the correct spelling. However, I remember asking him when I was a child if he was named after the famous inventor. I remember him saying that it was spelled differently. Since his Grandmother's maiden name was Eidson, this is most certainly his true middle name.
It is known that Raymond served in the U. S. Army (Service No. 1504998) in France during WW I. His unit is listed as Co. F., 111 US Engineers, 36th Div. Battles served in were Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel. His lungs were damaged, I was told, by poison gas attack by the Germans. This was the primary reason he moved from Oklahoma to Western Texas/Eastern New Mexico in later years. His discharge papers stated that he was in good health at the time of Discharge, but he did draw a small military pension for some time. One the surface, this information is conflicting, and I may need help from relatives on this. He enlisted in Oklahoma City on 27Jul1917, sailed for France on 18Jul1918, returned to US on 30May1919, and was discharged on 18Jun1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas. A copy of his discharge was filed in Curry County, New Mexico, Book 2, page 230 of the records of Soldiers Discharge.
He Married Mary Yoder in Minco, Oklahoma on Sunday, December 28, 1919 in the home of Dr. (Minister) Elbert H. Sawyer. Present at the wedding were Miss Gertie Yoder (married Everett Downey), Will, Albert, and Raymond Yoder, Miss Mary Edmonston, and Mrs. Ed Charleton. The Miss Mary Edmonston mentioned would almost certainly have to be Raymond's sister.
I know that their house burned down while they lived North of Muleshoe, Tx., in about 1929. I will assume that a lot of photos, papers, etc., were destroyed at that time. I remember Raymond telling me that he had some war souvenirs that were destroyed in the fire. They moved to a place South of Muleshoe for awhile, then to the farm just Southeast of St. Vrain, New Mexico where they resided until his death. Mary's Sister Gertrude (Yoder) Downey and Husband Everett lived on a farm just West of St. Vrain and were most likely instrumental in locating the property Raymond and Mary purchased. That region of New Mexico suffered a severe drought in the early 1950's and most of the farm land was placed in the "Soil Bank" about the time Raymond discovered he had cancer. After Raymond's death, Mary moved to a house in Clovis (804 Oak St.), N.M., and lived there until she was placed in a nursing home.
I never knew Raymond to smoke cigarettes, but may have before I could remember such things. He did enjoy a cigar when he could get one. He did dip snuff some, but his greatest tobacco vice was chewing plug (Brown's Mule brand) tobacco. If I remember right, they discovered the cancer in his esophagus and the tobacco chewing most likely contributed to this.
Raymond was a farmer for the most part, however he did work at Clovis AFB (now Cannon AFB) as a butcher in the Base Commissary for some time. Along with farming, he always had a few head of cows, pigs, and a good many chickens. They had a cream separator and sold cream and eggs nearly every Saturday on their trip to Clovis.
Raymond and Mary had friends scattered all over the St. Vrain and Melrose area. People would bring food and meet at a different neighbor's home on Sundays where they would eat, visit, and have a good time in general. Some of these events included ball games, music from those who could play an instrument, etc. These were simple times, but greatly enjoyed by the participants who could generally afford no better.
Raymond's death certificate lists the cause of death as carcinoma (cancer) of stomach with metastasis to pancreas, spine & appendix. Other maladies listed were Acute Suppurative Peritonitis, and Terminal Pneumonia, bilateral. It states that he had suffered with these ailments for three and one-half years. I (Ernest R. Edmonston) remember seeing him in the hospital just before his death, and he was just a shell of a man at that time. I would suspect that he died a very painful death. His pallbearers were Sam Sparks, Sumner Scott, Charlie Roach, Charlie Wall, Clinton Smith, and Will Wall Sr.
Mary spent several years living alone, but stayed busy with social work, visiting with friends, etc. Mary never learned how to drive and never drove a car in her life, but was always able to go to the many places she went because of the many friends who were eager to help her and enjoy her company. Mary spent her last several years in a nursing home. Her last years were spent in a simi-coma and she could not recognize her visitors. She died at the age of 94. The cause of death on her death certificate is listed as Organic Brain Syndrome, having had it for 10 years.
Ernest R. Edmonston
Roswell, NM
2012
Compiled and written by Ernest R. Edmonston (Raymond's Grandson)
Raymond:
Born 1Oct1891 in Holden, Mo.
Died 26Oct1956, veteran's hospital, Amarillo, Texas
Buried Lawn Haven Cemetery, Clovis, New Mexico
Social Security No. 525-52-9224
Married 28Dec1919, Minco, Ok.
Wife: Mary Edna Yoder
Born 23Sept1896 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
Died 18Nov1990, Age 94 of Organic Brain Syndrome, Clovis, New Mexico, Buried
next to Raymond.
Social Security No. 585-01-0640
Mother: Lena Schmidt 14July1875 (Toledo, Oh.) - 18Mar1968 (Clovis, N.M.)
Father: William W. Yoder (I located a Wm. W. Yoder in Friendship Cemetery dated 1860 to 1928)
Children:
Marvin Wallace, born 18May1921 Minco, Ok. Married Goldie Mildred Whinery 8Feb1941 in
Clovis, N. M, Died Clovis New Mexico 23Feb2007. Ashes interred Lawn Haven Cemetery.
Beulah Mae, born 5Jun1922 Pocasset, Ok. Married Milton Moses 7Nov1943
Arlene Alta, born 6July1923 Pocasset, Ok. **
Euna Rae (Colie), born 10July1927 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Lee Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM. Lee was a survivor of the Bataan Death March and over 3 years a prisoner of the Japs.
Eunice Faye (Blondie), born 10July27 Muleshoe, Tx. Married Roy Roach 12May1946,
Field, NM
**The sheet I got this information from had "see back" behind Arlene's name. Since this was a photocopy, there was nothing on the back.
Raymond had to be about 10 years old when his family moved from Holden, Missouri to the Minco, Oklahoma area just after the turn of the century. As best I can tell, he worked on the family farm there until he enlisted in the U. S. Army during WW I. His draft card lists his middle name as Edison and many people thought this was the correct spelling. However, I remember asking him when I was a child if he was named after the famous inventor. I remember him saying that it was spelled differently. Since his Grandmother's maiden name was Eidson, this is most certainly his true middle name.
It is known that Raymond served in the U. S. Army (Service No. 1504998) in France during WW I. His unit is listed as Co. F., 111 US Engineers, 36th Div. Battles served in were Meuse-Argonne, and St. Mihiel. His lungs were damaged, I was told, by poison gas attack by the Germans. This was the primary reason he moved from Oklahoma to Western Texas/Eastern New Mexico in later years. His discharge papers stated that he was in good health at the time of Discharge, but he did draw a small military pension for some time. One the surface, this information is conflicting, and I may need help from relatives on this. He enlisted in Oklahoma City on 27Jul1917, sailed for France on 18Jul1918, returned to US on 30May1919, and was discharged on 18Jun1919 at Camp Bowie, Texas. A copy of his discharge was filed in Curry County, New Mexico, Book 2, page 230 of the records of Soldiers Discharge.
He Married Mary Yoder in Minco, Oklahoma on Sunday, December 28, 1919 in the home of Dr. (Minister) Elbert H. Sawyer. Present at the wedding were Miss Gertie Yoder (married Everett Downey), Will, Albert, and Raymond Yoder, Miss Mary Edmonston, and Mrs. Ed Charleton. The Miss Mary Edmonston mentioned would almost certainly have to be Raymond's sister.
I know that their house burned down while they lived North of Muleshoe, Tx., in about 1929. I will assume that a lot of photos, papers, etc., were destroyed at that time. I remember Raymond telling me that he had some war souvenirs that were destroyed in the fire. They moved to a place South of Muleshoe for awhile, then to the farm just Southeast of St. Vrain, New Mexico where they resided until his death. Mary's Sister Gertrude (Yoder) Downey and Husband Everett lived on a farm just West of St. Vrain and were most likely instrumental in locating the property Raymond and Mary purchased. That region of New Mexico suffered a severe drought in the early 1950's and most of the farm land was placed in the "Soil Bank" about the time Raymond discovered he had cancer. After Raymond's death, Mary moved to a house in Clovis (804 Oak St.), N.M., and lived there until she was placed in a nursing home.
I never knew Raymond to smoke cigarettes, but may have before I could remember such things. He did enjoy a cigar when he could get one. He did dip snuff some, but his greatest tobacco vice was chewing plug (Brown's Mule brand) tobacco. If I remember right, they discovered the cancer in his esophagus and the tobacco chewing most likely contributed to this.
Raymond was a farmer for the most part, however he did work at Clovis AFB (now Cannon AFB) as a butcher in the Base Commissary for some time. Along with farming, he always had a few head of cows, pigs, and a good many chickens. They had a cream separator and sold cream and eggs nearly every Saturday on their trip to Clovis.
Raymond and Mary had friends scattered all over the St. Vrain and Melrose area. People would bring food and meet at a different neighbor's home on Sundays where they would eat, visit, and have a good time in general. Some of these events included ball games, music from those who could play an instrument, etc. These were simple times, but greatly enjoyed by the participants who could generally afford no better.
Raymond's death certificate lists the cause of death as carcinoma (cancer) of stomach with metastasis to pancreas, spine & appendix. Other maladies listed were Acute Suppurative Peritonitis, and Terminal Pneumonia, bilateral. It states that he had suffered with these ailments for three and one-half years. I (Ernest R. Edmonston) remember seeing him in the hospital just before his death, and he was just a shell of a man at that time. I would suspect that he died a very painful death. His pallbearers were Sam Sparks, Sumner Scott, Charlie Roach, Charlie Wall, Clinton Smith, and Will Wall Sr.
Mary spent several years living alone, but stayed busy with social work, visiting with friends, etc. Mary never learned how to drive and never drove a car in her life, but was always able to go to the many places she went because of the many friends who were eager to help her and enjoy her company. Mary spent her last several years in a nursing home. Her last years were spent in a simi-coma and she could not recognize her visitors. She died at the age of 94. The cause of death on her death certificate is listed as Organic Brain Syndrome, having had it for 10 years.
Ernest R. Edmonston
Roswell, NM
2012
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