Beulah Mae Holcomb, 19042009 (aged 104 years)

Name
Beulah Mae /Holcomb/
Also known as
Beulah Mae /Mardis/
Also known as
Beulah Mae /Witt/
Birth
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Death of a half-sister
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Source: S3871
Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 15, Stone 6
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Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 15, Stone 2
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Death of a husband
Burial of a husband
Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 14, Stone 2 (Find A Grave Memorial# 82177516)
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Death of a mother
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Note: Greenlawn Cemetery, Section Payn, Row 15, Stone 3
Marriage
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Note: Greenlawn Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 34670177)
Family with parents
father
18591929
Birth: January 15, 1859Illinois
Death: August 5, 1929
mother
18651946
Birth: October 22, 1865 37 37 Indiana
Death: March 2, 1946
Marriage Marriageabout 1903
23 months
herself
19042009
Birth: November 29, 1904 45 39 Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
Death: March 8, 2009Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
Mother’s family with James H Devore
stepfather
18551889
Birth: August 20, 1855
Death: July 24, 1889
mother
18651946
Birth: October 22, 1865 37 37 Indiana
Death: March 2, 1946
Marriage MarriageDecember 17, 1885Johnson, Indiana
16 months
half-sister
18871906
Birth: April 5, 1887 31 21 Indiana
Death: May 13, 1906Needham, Johnson, Indiana
17 months
half-brother
18881889
Birth: August 28, 1888 33 22
Death: June 6, 1889
Family with Hubert Elisha Mardis
husband
19001936
Birth: August 26, 1900 Johnson, Indiana
Death: January 25, 1936
herself
19042009
Birth: November 29, 1904 45 39 Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
Death: March 8, 2009Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
son
19252000
Birth: December 24, 1925 25 21 Indiana
Death: September 12, 2000Glendora, Los Angeles, California
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Herman Harry Witt
ex-husband
18921979
Birth: January 4, 1892
Death: December 5, 1979Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana
herself
19042009
Birth: November 29, 1904 45 39 Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
Death: March 8, 2009Franklin, Johnson, Indiana
Marriage MarriageMay 27, 1956Johnson, Indiana
Divorce DivorceJanuary 27, 1960Johnson, Indiana
Birth
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Death
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Burial
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Burial

Greenlawn Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 34670177)

Shared note

In the 1910 US Federal Census for Needham, Johnson, Indiana, 51-year-old Illinois-born John Holcomb and his 44-year-old Indiana-born wife Hattie D [Alexander Devore] Holcomb have been married seven years. Hattie has borne three children, but only one 5-year-old Indiana-born Beulah M Holcomb is living. John owns the land (but with a mortgage) on which he is doing general farming. John and Hattie are literate and speak English. Beulah has not attended school in the past year. John's parents were born in Illinois; Hattie's father was born in Tennessee and her mother in Indiana; Beulah's father was born in Illinois and her mother in Indiana.

In the 1920 US Federal Census for Needham, Johnson, Indiana, 61-year-old, Illinois-born John Z Holcomb and his 54-year-old, Indiana-born wife Hattie [Alexander Devore] Holcomb have in their household their 15-year-old, Indiana-born daughter Beulah. The family is living on a farm on Greensburg Road that John owns, but with a mortgage. All three are literate and speak English. Beulah has attended school in the past year. John is doing general farming. John's parents were born in Illinois; Hattie's parents were born in Tennessee [sic]; Beulah's father was born in Illinois and her mother in Indiana.

In the 1926 Polk's Lincoln, Illinois City Directory, Hubert E Mardis is a batteryman for Langelier Motor Co. His residence is 420 Lincoln Ave, where he lives with his wife Beulah [Holcomb] Mardis.

1930 US Federal Census for Needham, Johnson, Indiana records 64-year-old, Indiana-born widow Hattie Holcomb has in her household, her 29-year-old, Indiana-born son-in-law Hubert Mardis, her 24-year-old, Indiana-born daughter Beulah (Holcomb) Mardis, and her Indiana-born grandchildren, 4-year-old Dean H. and 3-year-old Norma J. Hattie is a farmer doing general farming. Hubert is an office clerk for an oil company. Huber and Beulah were married when he was 24- and she was 20-years-old. The adults are literate and speak English. Hattie's father was born in Tennessee and her mother in Indiana. Hubert's father was born in Kentucky and his mother in Indiana. Beulah's father was forn in Illinois and her mother in Indiana. The children's parents were born in Indiana.

The 1940 US Federal Census for Needham, Johnson, Indiana records 74-year-old, Indiana-born widow Hattie Holcomb, her 35-year-old, Indiana-born widowed daughter Beulah Mardis, and Beulah's Indiana-born children, 14-year-old Dean, 13-year-old June, 10-year-old John and 3-year-old Margaret. The family was living in the same house on a farm in 1935. Hattie has completed eighth grade, Beulah has completed four years of college, Dean has completed eighth grade, June has completed seventh grade, John has completed fourth grade, and Margaret has not attended school. No one is employed or looking for work. Hattie and Beulah have an outside source of income.

Franklin Evening Star, Wednesday,
November 30, 1949, page 8 column 4

PERSONAL
and LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs Beulah Mardis and daughter,
Margaret, and Mrs. Andrew Wood
and son, Drew, have returned from
Racine, Wis. where they have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mardis
and son, Gary Dean.

The Daily Journal, Saturday,
November 26, 1977, page 3 column 1-2
Shiloh news
Mrs. June Wood hosted a birthday dinner for Drew Wood
Wednesday evening. Other guests were Mrs. Wood and
children, Mrs Beulah Mardis, Margaret Mardis and Karen
Kenyon.
Mrs. Beulah Mardis and Mrs. June Wood were dinner
guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. John Mardis and family
of Kinder.
Dinner guests Thursday evening of Mrs. Beulah Mardis
were Mr, and Mrs. Steve Madis, Mr. Dean Mardis, Mr. and
Mrs. Drew Wood and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Mardis
and daughter, Mrs. June Wood and Miss Margaret Mardis.
Mrs. Amy (Mardis) Manring and son of Colorado Springs
Colorado, are house guests of Mrs. Beulah Mardis. It wlll
be a family reunion of the Dean Mardis family in seven
years.

The Daily Journal, Saturday,
June 21, 1980, page 10 column 3
Shiloh News
By Frances Glassburn
Beulah Mardis, June Wood, Margaret Mardis, Mr. and Mrs.
Drew Wood and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Mardis, Chris Curry,
and Georgette Winkle and daughter, Paula enjoyed a camping
trip last weekend at "Acres of Fun" at Riley Village.

The Daily Journal, Saturday,
August 13, 1988, page 18 column 1
Shiloh
Beulah Mardis hosted a birthday
dinner Sunday evening for Margaret
Mardis at her home. Guests included
Leland Campbell of Galesburg, Ill.;
Louise Thomas of Aquawka, Ill,; Mr.
and Mrs. John Mardis; Mr and Mrs.
Rex Mardis and Kevin; June Wood;
and Mr. and Mrs. Drew Wood, An-
drew and friend, Leslie.
Monday evening dinner guests of
Beulah Mardis were Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Campbell of Pittsburgh.

The Daily Journal, Thursday,
December 31, 1998, page 3 column 1
Shiloh news
Beulah and Margaret Mardis and
June Wood hosted a Christmas break-
fast for Pastor Williams and family,
Joanne Hendrickson and son, Vaughn
Hoban and Drew Wood.

The Daily Journal, Saturday,
November 4, 2000, page 25 columns 1-2
SHILOH
NEWS

Beulah and Margaret Mardis
and June Wood recently visited
her great-granddaughter,
Catherine Jean, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Joseph Wood of
Fort Mitchell, Ky.

The Daily Journal, Friday,
January 12, 2001, page 6 column 6
SHILOH
NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wood
and family of Fort Mitchell, Ky.,
were weekend guests of Beulah
Mardis and June Wood. On
Sunday afternoon, Margaret and
Beulah Mardis and June Wood
attended the "starving artist'
exhibit at the Holiday Inn
Indianapolis at the airport.

The Daily Journal, Saturday,
July 6, 2002, page 20 column 3
SHILOH NEWS

Mrs. Andrew J. Wood and chil-
dren, Catie and Jacob, visited
Beulah Mardis and June Wood
during the weekend.

Obituary - Franklin Daily Journal - 10 Mar 2009
Beulah Mae Holcomb Mardis
Beulah Mae Holcomb Mardis, 104, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009, at the Franklin United Methodist Community health care center after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of Franklin.

She was born Nov. 29, 1904, to John Zenas and Hattie (Alexander) Holcomb. She married Hubert E. Mardis, who preceded her in passing in January 1936.

Survivors include two daughters, June (Andrew) Wood and Margaret Mardis, both of Franklin; a son, John (Ollie) Mardis of Bargersville; six grandchildren, Andrew M. Wood and Angie Mardis-Hughes, both of Franklin, Gary Mardis of Jim Falls, Wis., Amy (Mardis) Hazelett of Raymond, Kan., Carol (Mardis) Kusters of Omaha, Neb., and Rex Mardis of Indianapolis; 14 great-grandchildren, Kelly (Wood) Edwards, Andy Joe Wood, Kevin Mardis, Riley Mardis-Hughes, Daniel, Michelle and Trevor Mardis, Lynn, Lori and Nathan Manring, Joshua and Matthew Kusters and Steven and Michael Mardis; and 21 great-great grandchildren.

Mrs. Mardis' son, Dean H. Mardis, and his son Steven both died in 2000.

Mrs. Mardis lived on the farm where she was born and lived in the same house for 102 years. It is located on Greensburg Road in the Shiloh community. She was a longtime member of Shiloh Community Church, where she taught Sunday school and played the piano. She began attending there as a child with her parents, when the church was Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

She attended School No. 9, a one-room schoolhouse, for six years, then attended Kitty Palmer School (later it became the boys club), moving on to Alva Neal School (Franklin High School) for high school.

She went to Franklin College for two years with the class of '26, then transferred to Madam Blaker school for teachers, which became part of Butler University.

Not realizing her certificate was still valid to teach, she worked at several other jobs. She worked at Arvin and Camp Atterbury, and as head seamstress and made drapes for L.S. Ayres and Co.

She began her teaching career in 1954 at Trafalgar and the next 15 years at Whiteland, teaching third grade and remedial reading.

After retiring, she gave painting lessons in her studio for many years and produced many of her own lovely paintings there as well. She continued her study of art by attending classes at several colleges and universities, once attending a summer school in Guadalajara, Mexico.

When she was 93, she was asked by author Beezer Johnson to design the book cover for his "Franklin, a Pictorial History." She participated in many shows and exhibits, including an extensive exhibition in 2005 at the Johnson County Museum of History. She became a renowned artist in the area.

Mrs. Mardis had current membership in Johnson County Retired Teachers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Hoosier Doll Club and Indiana Farm Bureau. She had been active as both a member and leader in the 4-H club. She was a life member of Franklin Home Extension Club and was active with the Johnson County Museum of History.

She will be sadly missed by family and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Shiloh Community Church, 5117 E. Greensburg Road, Franklin. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Flinn & Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 N. Morton St. (U.S. 31 North) in Franklin. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.