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Mary <I>Overy</I> McDonald

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Mary Overy McDonald

Birth
England
Death
19 Jul 1960 (aged 82)
Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Burial
Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map
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Rock Springs Miner, Sun Jul 24, 1960
MRS. JAKE McDONALD

Funeral services for Mary McDonald, 82, widow of Jake McDonald, were held Friday at the LDS church. Bishop James Sines conducted the rites and burial was in the McDonald family plot in Mountain View cemetery.

Six nephews served as pallbearers. They were Denver Hysell Jr. of Mountain View, Oliver Overy of Nampa, Idaho; William Overy of Superior, Arthur Overy of Salt Lake City and Thomas Overy Jr. and James Overy, both of Rock Springs.

Mrs. McDonald resident of Rock Springs for 78 years, died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for more than two years and had been a surgical hospital patient in Salt Lake City at intervals.

She was born June 28, 1878 in England, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Overy. Her father came to Rock Springs in 1881 and her mother and their five oldest children came here in 1883.

Mrs. McDonald is survived by one sister and one brother, Thomas Overy Sr. of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Denver Hysell of Evanston. Mr. McDonald died here in 1937.

The body was taken to the McDonald home at 616 Massachusetts Thursday afternoon where it remained until the hour of the funeral service.
Rock Springs Miner, Sun Jul 24, 1960
MRS. JAKE McDONALD

Funeral services for Mary McDonald, 82, widow of Jake McDonald, were held Friday at the LDS church. Bishop James Sines conducted the rites and burial was in the McDonald family plot in Mountain View cemetery.

Six nephews served as pallbearers. They were Denver Hysell Jr. of Mountain View, Oliver Overy of Nampa, Idaho; William Overy of Superior, Arthur Overy of Salt Lake City and Thomas Overy Jr. and James Overy, both of Rock Springs.

Mrs. McDonald resident of Rock Springs for 78 years, died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She had been in failing health for more than two years and had been a surgical hospital patient in Salt Lake City at intervals.

She was born June 28, 1878 in England, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Overy. Her father came to Rock Springs in 1881 and her mother and their five oldest children came here in 1883.

Mrs. McDonald is survived by one sister and one brother, Thomas Overy Sr. of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Denver Hysell of Evanston. Mr. McDonald died here in 1937.

The body was taken to the McDonald home at 616 Massachusetts Thursday afternoon where it remained until the hour of the funeral service.


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  • Created by: Joe Gibbens
  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40021305/mary-mcdonald: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Overy McDonald (28 Jun 1878–19 Jul 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40021305, citing Rock Springs Cemetery, Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Joe Gibbens (contributor 48740479).