OBITUARY:  Mary Ethelyn (SANFORD) GREEN

Source:  The Columbus Daily Advocate, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas; June
10, 1953, page 1 column 2.


Mrs. Mary E. Green Dies in City Hospital

Mrs. Mary Ethelyn GREEN, 70 years old, died at the city hospital at 11:35
o'clock last night after being seriously ill since June 4.

Mrs. GREEN was born Oct. 13, 1882, in Plymouth, Ill.  She received her
schooling at Plymouth, and before her marriage worked for the telephone company
there.  She was married to William A. GREEN at McComb, Ill., April 12, 1906.  They
moved to Miami, Okla., in 1907 where Mr. GREEN was engaged in farming.

In 1916 Mr. and Mrs. GREEN moved to Columbus where they have resided ever
since that time.  Mr. GREEN was employed here as a farmer, and miner and worked
for the Northeast Oklahoma Railroad Co., retiring several years ago.

Mrs. GREEN was a member of the Christian church, the Sunshine Circle,
Lamplighters class, Mayflower club and D.A.R.

Surviving are the husband of the home at 609 S. Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs.
Helen GRAHAM, Hot Springs, Ark., three sons, James Sanford GREEN, Columbus;
Gerald A. GREEN, Kansas City Mo., and Russell W. GREEN, Kansas City, Kans.; one
sister, Mrs. Bertha HOYT, Colchester, Ill.; two brothers, Manson SANFORD,
Plymouth, Ill. and William SANFORD, St. Paul, Minn.; 10 grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Jorden funeral home.

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Additional notes: 

Husband:  William Albert GREEN
Burial was at Park Cemetery, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas