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Byra May

(23 Apr 1866 - 6 Feb 1901)

Obituary of Byra May Elder
February 9, 1901

Mrs. Byra May Elder, wife of J.E. Elder, passed away, after a brief illness, at her home in this city on Wednesday morning, Feb. 6th.

Mrs. Elder was the daughter of T.M. and Martha May and was born at Roseburg, Oregon on the 23rd of April, 1866, and was married to J.E. Elder September 24th, 1884.

She was a woman of noble character, a Christian who followed closely her Divine Master. She united with the Methodist Episcopal church, of Dayton, in the fall of 1897, and has been an active member to the time of her death. She will be missed in the community, and the church has sustained an irreparable loss.

The high esteem in which she was held was shown by the large concourse of people that attended the funeral service held in the M.E. church on Thursday afternoon.

Events

Birth	23 Apr 1866	Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon
Residence	1880	Columbia County, Washington
Marriage	24 Sep 1884	Dayton, Columbia, Washington - James Edwin Elder
Residence	1885	Columbia County, Washington
Residence	1900	Columbia County, Washington
Death	6 Feb 1901	Dayton, Columbia, Washington

Families

Spouse	James Edwin Elder (1859 - 1930)
Child	Wayne Delos Elder (1888 - 1950)

Father	Thomas Madison MAY (1834 - 1903)
Mother	Martha DODSON (1841 - 1920)
Sibling	Roxy A. May (1861 - 1937)
Sibling	Genette MAY (1862 - 1922)
Sibling	Hugh Delos May (1864 - 1935)
Sibling	Mary Lela May (1868 - 1946)
Sibling	Mida F. May (1876 - 1878)
Sibling	Lena D. May (1879 - 1938)
Sibling	Thomas Edwin May (1881 - 1952)
Sibling	Martha "Mattie" May (1884 - 1961)

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Byra May

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