Today, I was researching a distant cousin- Claire Elizabeth Mendenhall and absolutely adore a picture of her that I came upon-- I had to write a blog post about her!
Claire Elizabeth Mendenhall was on April 8, 1926 in Washington County, Ohio to Guy Marshall Mendenhall (1896-1976) and Margaret Madge Hendershot (1896-1972). Claire had 3 siblings: Claude E (1921-1982), Calvin Emmett (1923-1997) and June Marilyn (1931-2002).
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| This photo definitely needs to be cleaned up, but I am in love with it-- she looks absolutely glowing! |
Claire grew up in Lawrence, Ohio and attended the Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in Gallipolis, Ohio in February 1945.
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| U.S., WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Card |
On June 25, 1947, Claire married Carl Leslie Morris (1924-1994), son of Carl Edwin Morris (1901-1981) and Emma Osie "June" Bryson (1903-1969).
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| Very Blurry Marriage License :( |
About six months before their marriage, Claire gave birth to a son- Terrance Marshall Morris, on December 15, 1946 in Marietta, Ohio. He married and gave Claire 4 grandchildren. Terrence died on April 27, 2009 at the age of 62.
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| Terrence Morris |
On February 6, 2008, Claire died in Marietta, Ohio at the age of 81 years old. She is buried beside her husband in the East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Reno, Ohio.
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| Obituary |
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| Gravestone (taken from Findagrave) |
