Mrs. Ennis died after a week's illness of a gall bladder affection and had been suffering from high blood pressure for several years. Her husband, Bud Ennis, died December 21, 1932.
Mrs. Ennis was born in Newbern, Tenn., in 1875, a daughter of William Lacey and Margaret Jenkins Lacy. She was married to C.S. (Bud) Ennis on October 1, 1896, at Dyersburg, Tenn. Three sons and a daughter were born to them.
Ivan G. Ennis was born in Dyersburg, where Mrs. Ennis' husband was an employe of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1900 she and her family moved to Holland, where Alice Ennis and Ralph Ennis were born. Another son, Debs Ennis, died on December 30, 1921.
The family moved to Cooter where Mr. Ennis continued farming, as he had done in Holland. Mrs. Ennis continued to live in Cooter until she died.
In 1911 she joined the Baptist Church and the Royal Neighbors order. Mrs. Ennis was active in church work and at the time of her death was an officer in the lodge.
Mrs. Ennis is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Alice Chambers of Cooter; two sons, Ivan Ennis of St. Louis and Ralph Ennis of Caruthersville; two sisters, Mr. M.D. Ennis of Booth's Point, Tenn., and Mrs. Maggie Cassidy; and a brother, Will Lacy, the latter two living at Jackson, Mich. There are also five grandchildren.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Friday, February 6, 1942
(Birth and date of death provided by Missouri Death Cert., informant was son, Ralph)
Mrs. Ennis died after a week's illness of a gall bladder affection and had been suffering from high blood pressure for several years. Her husband, Bud Ennis, died December 21, 1932.
Mrs. Ennis was born in Newbern, Tenn., in 1875, a daughter of William Lacey and Margaret Jenkins Lacy. She was married to C.S. (Bud) Ennis on October 1, 1896, at Dyersburg, Tenn. Three sons and a daughter were born to them.
Ivan G. Ennis was born in Dyersburg, where Mrs. Ennis' husband was an employe of the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1900 she and her family moved to Holland, where Alice Ennis and Ralph Ennis were born. Another son, Debs Ennis, died on December 30, 1921.
The family moved to Cooter where Mr. Ennis continued farming, as he had done in Holland. Mrs. Ennis continued to live in Cooter until she died.
In 1911 she joined the Baptist Church and the Royal Neighbors order. Mrs. Ennis was active in church work and at the time of her death was an officer in the lodge.
Mrs. Ennis is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Alice Chambers of Cooter; two sons, Ivan Ennis of St. Louis and Ralph Ennis of Caruthersville; two sisters, Mr. M.D. Ennis of Booth's Point, Tenn., and Mrs. Maggie Cassidy; and a brother, Will Lacy, the latter two living at Jackson, Mich. There are also five grandchildren.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Missouri - Friday, February 6, 1942
(Birth and date of death provided by Missouri Death Cert., informant was son, Ralph)
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