Gone too Soon, #5- Charles Robert Mendenhall (1924-1935)

Charles Robert Mendenhall "Robert"

born: 09 Nov 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

died: 10 Apr 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, age 10

Cause of death: Pneumonia 

Death Certificate 

Charles was the son of Edward Joseph Mendenhall (1896-1999) & Eileen Augusta O'Connor (1902-1969). He had 2 younger sisters: Dorothy (1927-1928) & Teresa (1942-2014).

Charles is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, sharing a gravestone with his mother:

Charles Robert is number 1415 in my family Mendenhall Family tree. He's my 8th Cousin, 4x Removed.

Gone Too Soon, #4- Mildred Elizabeth Cain

Mildred Elizabeth Cain

Born: 20 Apr 1908 in Economy, Indiana

Birth Certificate of Mildred Elizabeth Cain

Mildred and her family were Quakers. She was the daughter of Eldo Albert Cain (1874-1931) & Nellie Florence Jordan (1875-1952). She was the 3 of 4 children:

1. Cecil Jordan (1899-1966)

2. Alma Louella (1901-2000)

3. Catherine Lucile (1917-1994)

Mildred died on 26 Jan 1924 in Economy, Indiana at age 15. She was buried in the Economy Cemetery in Economy, Indiana; cause of death was complications from Influenza.

Death Certificate

Mildred's obituary in The Richmond Item
Richmond, Indiana

Mildred's Gravestone at Economy Cemetery
Economy, Indiana

~Mildred Elizabeth Cain was my 6th cousin, 3x removed.

Gone Too Soon, #3- Dixie Lee Kirkpatrick

Dixie Lee Kirkpatrick

Born: 25 Feb 1937 in Ventura County, California

Died: 20 Mar 1940 in Live Oak, California, age 3

Burial: Live Oak Cemetery in Live Oak, California

Cause of Death: Unknown, could be an illness. Was in the hospital when she passed away.

She was the fourth child of Truman Kirkpatrick (1902-1963) & Jessie Margarette Mendenhall (1909-1999). She had 3 older siblings: 

1. Merna Mae (1927-1995)

2. Frances Boyd (b. 1930)

3. Leona (b. 1934)

21 Mar 1940, Appeal-Democrat
Marysville, California

Dixie's grave at Live Oak Cemetery
Live Oak, California

Dixie Lee Kirkpatrick is my 4th cousin, 2x removed.

Gone Too Soon, #2- Bushnell, Goldie & Mamie Mendenhall

#2: Siblings: 

Bushnell J. Mendenhall

Born: 25 Nov 1896 in Preble County, Ohio

Died: 12 Oct 1898 in Preble County, Ohio, age 1

Cause of death: Diptheria

Goldie May Mendenhall

Born: 28 Dec 1897 in Preble County, Ohio

Died: 10 Dec 1898 in Preble County, Ohio, age 11 months

Cause of death: Diptheria

Mamie Mendenhall

Born: 14 May 1905 in Somers, Ohio

Died: 21 May 1905 in Somers, Ohio, age 1 Week

Cause of death: Convulsions 

Bushnell, Goldie & Mamie were the children of Charles Franklin Mendenhall (1873-1945) & Laura Jenkins (1870-1922). 

They had 6 siblings: 

1. Roy (1893-1914)

2. Luther H. (1894-1974)

3. Raymond Earl (1899-1962)

4. Ralph Kenneth (1902-1935)

5. Jesse L. (b. 1908)

6. Cecil C. (1910-1971)

Gone Too Soon, #1- Sally D. Beals

#1: Sally D. Beals

    Born: 19 Aug 1937 in Lincoln, Nebraska

    Died: 25 Jul 1949 in Tillamong County, Oregon, age 11

Sally was the daughter of Lester Beals (1910-1989) & 

                    Margaret Louise Coals (1908-1990)

Cause of death- heart attack! 

26 Jul 1949, The Eugene Guard
Eugene, Oregon

27 Jul 1949, The News-Review
Roseburg, Oregon

31 Jul 1949, The Eugene Guard
Eugene, Oregon

28 Aug 1949, The Eugene Guard 
Eugene, Oregon
(Sally is third from left)

Sally is buried at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Oregon.