Individual Details

Pearl Mae Ackley

(11 Jun 1904 - 13 Feb 1999)

The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Illinois, February 14, 1999: Pearl Mae Mabus, 94, of Palmyra died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at Carlinville Area Hospital. She was born June 11, 1904, in Ina, the daughter of Virgil and Mary "Mollie" Isom Ackley. She married Harry Edward Mabus Sr. in 1923; he preceded her in death in 1962. She was also preceded in death by a son, Harry Lee Mabus Jr. Mrs. Mabus retired after about 30 years as owner and operator of Mabus Dry Goods in Palmyra. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge, Palmyra Business Association, Palmyra First Baptist Church and Terry Park Community Club. Survivors: two sons, Marion Charles (wife, Mattie) Mabus of Mauldin, S.C., and Bill E. (wife, Beverly) Mabus of Palmyra; two daughters, Norma Janete Spann-Hanks of Girard and Jean L. (husband, Glen) Bettis of Palmyra; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Clifford Ackley of Mount Vernon; and a sister, Martha Owens of Mount Vernon. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Stults-Neece Funeral Home, Palmyra. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Palmyra.

Events

Birth11 Jun 1904Ina, Jefferson Co., Illinois
Residence1920Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Spring Garden, Jefferson, Illinois
Marriage2 Apr 1923Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co., Illinois - Harry Edward Mabus
Residence1930Age: 25; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Cicero, Cook Co., Illinois
Residence1935
Residence1 Apr 1940Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - Greenview, Menard Co., Illinois
Death13 Feb 1999Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois
BurialOak Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Macoupin Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseHarry Edward Mabus (1905 - 1962)
ChildHarry Lee Mabus (1924 - 1988)
ChildMarion Charles "Red" Mabus (1926 - 2002)
ChildNorma Jannett Mabus (1927 - 2006)
ChildJean Lavone Mabus (1932 - )
ChildBill Eugene Mabus (1934 - )

Endnotes

1. The State Journal-Register, Obituary of Pearl Mae Mabus (n.p: February 14, 1999, n.d).

2. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Social Security Death Index.

9. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

10. The State Journal-Register, Obituary of Pearl Mae Mabus (n.p: February 14, 1999, n.d).

11. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..