Mamie Tanner Worley (1881-1967)
(Mrs. Benjamin Frank Worley)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worley Mark 52nd Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worley marked their 52nd wedding anniversary Sunday, August 20th, by observing their usual Sunday routine of attending Sunday school and church in the forenoon and returning to church for evening services. In the afternoon they were at home to their children and many friends who called to extend best wishes.The Worleys have resided on Main street for the past 23 years and have for the past 13 years convenienced their neighborhood with the services of "The Midget Store."
They are the parents of six children, Mrs. Ernest (Irene) Ebert, Mrs. J.C. (Esther) Brown, Elmer, Mrs. Ted (Gladys) Gerner, Guy and Joseph L. (Bee), all of whom live in this community except Guy, who resides in Chicago.
They are loved by 17 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
This June 15, 1967, Lowell Tribune article was found in the Lowell Public Library's local history clipping files (LH--Vital Statistics, vol. 5, page 86):
Worley Rites Held Tuesday
Mrs. Mamie Worley, 85, passed away on Saturday, June 10, at the Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Valparaiso.She was a lifelong resident of the Lowell area. She was born on July 4, 1881, and married on August 20, 1899.
Mrs. Worley is survived by her husband Frank; two sons, J.L. and Elmer of Lowell; three daughters, Mrs. Ted Gerner, Mrs. Irene Ebert of Lowell; Mrs. Ester Brown of Hebron; one brother, Frank Tanner of Antell, Kansas; and twenty grandchildren, thrithy-six great-grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son Guy.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, June 13, with Mr. Virgil Sweany officiating. Burial was in Orchard Grove Cemetery.
NOTE: The Worley Family Record book at the Lowel Public Library lists the marriage date for Benjamin Franklin Worley and Mamie Tanner as Aug. 20, 1898, but Mamie Worley's obituary in the Lowell Tribune lists it as Aug. 20, 1899. Since the article on their 52nd anniversary was published in 1950, it would seem that 1898 is the correct year.
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