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From: Roger Harvell <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Rodgers McCollum- Betty Mc
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:09:51 -0500 (GMT-05:00)


Harold, I may have missed something earlier. This Sarah was married to John McCollum. Here is her daughter's obit that may help...

Melbourne Times - Jun 26, 1958 – Services For Mrs Maude Ramsey Held Sunday
Mrs Maude McCollum Ramsey passed away suddenly Wednesday night, June 18
at her home near Franklin at the age of 81 years, three months and one day. She
was born near LaCrosse on March 17, 1877 and was the daughter of John and Sarah
Rogers McCollum who were natives of Georgia.

She was a member of the Philadelphia Methodist Church. Mrs Ramsey was married
in 1896 to Owen Ramsey of Zion who preceded her in death by 18 years. To this union
nine children were born with eight surviving her. One son, Earl died at an early
age.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs Gusta Chipman of Monette and Mrs Hulda
Abbott of Cardwell, Mo., and six sons, S. Nelson Ramsey of Violet Hill, Charlie
Ramsey of Monitor, Wash., Joe Ramsey of the home, Lloyd Ramsey of Sage, Rev. Floyd
Ramsey, Sr., of Monroe, La., and R. Gale Ramsey of Franklin and one sister, Mrs
Sally Jones of Cardwell, Mo., twenty-seven grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Sage Baptist Church
with Rev. Remmel Rowden of Oxford holding the services.

Pallbearers were grandsons and one great-grandson: Elvice Abbott of Violet
Hill, William Ramsey of Melbourne, Charles D. Chipman of Potosi, Mo., James E. Ramsey
of Calico Rock, Bobby Ramsey of Franklin, Van Abbott of Cardwell, Mo., Floyd Ramsey,
Jr., of Monroe, La., and J. C. Majors, Jr., of Melbourne.

Couch Funeral Home of Batesville was in charge of the services and interment
was in the Ramsey Cemetery near Zion.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Harold Blevins <>
>Sent: Jul 11, 2011 3:01 PM
>To:
>Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Sarah Rodgers McCollum- Betty Mc
>
>Betty, do you know who this lady was?... Was she born a Rodgers who
>was first married to a McCollum? Do you know who her
>parents were?.....Where she died or was buried? ..........Harold B
>
>My great-aunt Janie Troxler was married to "Bud" Rodgers", but
>I haven't found her in that family....
>
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