Will died of tuberculosis in 1918.
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
After Will's death, Cora and her son lived with her parents in St. Louis, Missouri. She worked as a seamstress in a shirt factory.
She married a widower named Luther Cornelius Drake around 1927. He was a street car conductor, and they lived with her parents in Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri.
In August of 1936, Luther died of pneumonia at their home. At the time of his death, he was 59. Cora's mother died in November of that same year.
Children from second marriage: None.
Shortly after the deaths of her husband and mother, Cora and her father moved to Valle Township in Jefferson County, Missouri. They lived next door to her brother, Christian W. Ringling, and his family.
Cora married a widower named Warren Joseph Smith about 1939. He was the father of 2 children from a previous marriage. His wife had died in 1938.
Warren was a carpenter and ran his own business until his retirement.
Children from third marriage: 2 step-sons.
Cora died 2 days after suffering a heart attack. At the time of her death, she was 72 years, 7 months and 9 days old.
She was survived by her second husband, Warren; 1 son, Chester Frazier and 1 daughter-in-law, Hazel Frazier; 2 grandchildren; 1 brother, Christian W. Ringling; and many extended family members.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Mar 1964 at Wacker-Helderle Chapel on Gravois Avenue in St. Louis.
Cora's husband, Warren, died in 1969 and was buried by his first wife.
Mother of:
Chester Oliver Frazier
Cora's sibling:
Christian William Ringling
Will died of tuberculosis in 1918.
Children from first marriage: 1 son.
After Will's death, Cora and her son lived with her parents in St. Louis, Missouri. She worked as a seamstress in a shirt factory.
She married a widower named Luther Cornelius Drake around 1927. He was a street car conductor, and they lived with her parents in Overland, St. Louis County, Missouri.
In August of 1936, Luther died of pneumonia at their home. At the time of his death, he was 59. Cora's mother died in November of that same year.
Children from second marriage: None.
Shortly after the deaths of her husband and mother, Cora and her father moved to Valle Township in Jefferson County, Missouri. They lived next door to her brother, Christian W. Ringling, and his family.
Cora married a widower named Warren Joseph Smith about 1939. He was the father of 2 children from a previous marriage. His wife had died in 1938.
Warren was a carpenter and ran his own business until his retirement.
Children from third marriage: 2 step-sons.
Cora died 2 days after suffering a heart attack. At the time of her death, she was 72 years, 7 months and 9 days old.
She was survived by her second husband, Warren; 1 son, Chester Frazier and 1 daughter-in-law, Hazel Frazier; 2 grandchildren; 1 brother, Christian W. Ringling; and many extended family members.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of 12 Mar 1964 at Wacker-Helderle Chapel on Gravois Avenue in St. Louis.
Cora's husband, Warren, died in 1969 and was buried by his first wife.
Mother of:
Chester Oliver Frazier
Cora's sibling:
Christian William Ringling
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