Willie Mae's birth-date on her death certificate is listed as February 28, 1903.
Her marriage certificate has her being sixteen years-old in 1916, but this was
probably used to allow her to get married at the age of thirteen.    ~terry

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SOURCE: West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999.
NAME: Wille Mae Bird
DATE OF DEATH: March 11, 1965
PLACE OF DEATH: Raleigh County, West Virginia
FATHER'S NAME:    Eli Stoots
MOTHER'S NAME:  Eliza Stoots

[Information from the West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999,
courtesy of David Cliborne, whom I thank.   ~terry]

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obituary:
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                                                Mrs. Willie Bird

     Mrs. Willie Mae Bird, 62, Harper, died at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday
at her home following a long illness.
     A life-time resident of Raleigh County and a member of the
Methodist Church, she was born at Bramwell Feb. 28, 1903,
a daughter of the late Eliah and Eliza Stoots.
     Her husband, Irwin Bird, died in 1959.
     Survivors include three sons, Robert, Harper, W. W. and
Victor, both of South Bend, Ind.; a step-son, Norman Harper;
four daughters, Mrs. Frank Jaqwine, Mexico, N. Y., Mrs. Drury
Margolis, Syracuse, N. Y., Mrs. Ruth Cook, Mexico City, Mexico,
Mrs. Johnny Falcone, Syracuse, N. Y.; three brothers, Harry
Stoots, Charley Stoots and Harvey Stoots, all of Eccles; a sis-
ter, Mrs. Nancy Adams, Newark, Del.
     The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home pending
completion of funeral arrangements.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va.
Friday Afternoon
March 12, 1965
page 2
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                                        Mrs. William Mae Bird

     Funeral services for Mrs. Willie Mae Bird, 64, Harper, will be
conducted in the Calfee Chapel at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev.
Albert Ostrander officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Tabor.
     She died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday in her residence following a
long illness.
     The body will remain at the Calfee Funeral Home until the
funeral hour.
     Pallbearers include John Stoots, Kenny Burleson, Monice
Wilson, Joe Cantley, Robert Mitchem and Hubert Bennett.
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Post-Herald and Register
Beckley, W. Va.
Sunday Morning
March 14, 1965
page 2
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                     Card of Thanks
THE    family    of    Mrs.    Willie   Mae
   Bird,  of  Harper,  wishes  to  thank
the  Rev. Ostrander,  the  Calfee  Fu-
neral  Home,  and  those  who  sent
flowers,  cards,  or  assisted  in  any
way during the illness and death of
our beloved mother.  May God rich-
ly   bless   each   of   you   in   a  very
special  way.
                        Sons & Daughters
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Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va.
Thursday Afternoon
March 25, 1965
page 22
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