Individual Details

Myrtle Tate

(2 May 1900 - 8 Mar 1985)

Burlington Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Sunday, March 10, 1985, Page 23, Col. 4: Myrtle A. Wayland, 84, of Ft. Madison Nursing Care Center, died Friday evening Mar. 8 at the care center. She was born May 21*, 1900, in LaPlata, Mo. to Elijah and Leona Tate. She married G. Lee Wayland on Feb. 2, 1928 in Carthage, Ill. She retired as a licensed practical nurse. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Women of the Moose, Doris Fredrick Circle of the King's Daughters, and of the American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving: one daughter, Helen Lee King, Ft. Madison, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, St. Marys Catholic Church, Ft. Madison. Father Robert McAleer; Soldiers Circle Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison. A memorial has been established to St. Mary's Parish Hall.

*Social Security shows May 2, 1900.

Events

Birth2 May 1900La Plata, Macon Co., Missouri
Birth1901Missouri
Marriage1920Aura J Griffith
Residence1925
Marriage2 Feb 1928Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois - Granville Lee Wayland
Death8 Mar 1985Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Alt nameMyrtle ???
BurialSoldier's Circle, Oakland Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseGranville Lee Wayland (1895 - 1953)
SpouseAura J Griffith (1891 - )
ChildHelen Lee Griffith (1921 - )

Endnotes

1. 1930 Census Lee Co., Iowa.

2. Social Security Death Index.

3. Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Database online..

5. Ancestry.com.

6. Obituary of Granville Lee Wayland, Fort Madison Evening Democrat, Fort Madison, Iowa, Friday, January 16, 1953, Page 5, Col. 1 & 2.

7. Social Security Death Index.

8. 1930 Census Lee Co., Iowa.

9. Social Security Death Index.

10. Oakland Cemetery, Phone call to 319-372-7700 City of Fort Madison, clerk on December 6, 2012. She is with her husband in the Soldiers Circle section..