Lela Ruth Beery

F, b. 22 May 1907, d. 14 April 1989
FatherLeRoy Selby Beery b. 6 Jun 1876, d. 21 Dec 1953
MotherBertha Smith b. 2 Jul 1875, d. 11 Dec 1948
Lela Ruth [Beery] McCurdy
     Lela Ruth was born on Wednesday, 22 May 1907 in Upper Sandusky, Crane Township, Wyandot County, Ohio. Lela Ruth married Harry A. McCurdy, son of Sidney McCurdy and Cora Ellen Peterman, on 5 April 1931 in Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio, at the Beery home on U.S. 30. On Easter Sunday, by Rev. Trenton O. Copus.1 25 May 1940, Lela and her husband, Harry, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Liberty Township. Enumerated in this household were Harry A. [37, Ohio], his wife Lela R. [33, Ohio], & Marilyn Joyce [8, Ohio]. They were renting a farm for 5 dollars a month. [Note - This farm was the "Peterman Farm" which originally belonged to Harry's grandparents. - KLM]2 Lela's husband, Harry, died on 19 November 1982 in Liberty Township at his home, 4163 State Route 96 leaving her a widow. Lela died on Friday, 14 April 1989 in Bucyrus at Bucyrus Community Hospital at age 81 years, 10 months and 23 days of a severe stroke which occurred in her home several days earlier. She was buried there in Crall Cemetery (Liberty Chapel) on Monday, 17 April 1989. She was buried in Lot 87A alongside her husband.3

Family

Harry A. McCurdy b. 9 Aug 1902, d. 19 Nov 1982
Child

Citations

  1. [S336] Carl E. Shumaker, Marriages of Crawford County, Ohio 1831-1997, Volume II: page 230 - 5 April 1931: Harry A. McCurdy, son of Sidney to Lela Beery, daughter of Ray [Volume 22: page 131] [Note: Error - Lela's father was Roy. klm].
  2. [S683] 1940 United States Federal Census: Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio - Enumeration District 17-35, Sheet 61A, Line 38. - transcribed by Larry & Kathy McCurdy.
  3. [S225] Carl Shumaker, Cemeteries of Crawford County, Ohio, Volume III: page - Lela Ruth McCurdy born: 22 May 1907; died: 14 April 1989; parents: Roy Selby Beery & Bertha Smith; spouse: Harry A. McCurdy; burial: Crall Cemetery - grave 87a.