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Blanche Mary Shields Bennett

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Birth	:	27 Sep 1899 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	2 Jun 1976 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.0264015, -97.4989014
Description	:	Mary Blanche Shields, daughter of, John Newton and Almeda Christina (Lathrop) Shields. Mary Blanche Shields was her original name, but she went by the name of Blanche. Her oldest son Kenneth Christy changed her name from Mary Blanche to Blanche Mary by accident on his military papers and that how she became Blanche Mary Shields. Mary Blanche Shields siblings are: 1) Orville Ellsworth Shields 2) Carl Rayburn Shields 3) Edgar Lester Shields 4) Wilbur Shields Blanche Mary Bennett, 76, died Wednesday at 12:20 a.m. at St. Joseph Hospital in Ottumwa after a long... Read More	Mary Blanche Shields, daughter of, John Newton and Almeda Christina (Lathrop) Shields. Mary Blanche Shields was her original name, but she went by the name of Blanche. Her oldest son Kenneth Christy changed her name from Mary Blanche to Blanche Mary by accident on his military papers and that how she became Blanche Mary Shields. Mary Blanche Shields siblings are: 1) Orville Ellsworth Shields 2) Carl Rayburn Shields 3) Edgar Lester Shields 4) Wilbur Shields Blanche Mary Bennett, 76, died Wednesday at 12:20 a.m. at St. Joseph Hospital in Ottumwa after a long illness. She was born Sept. 27, 1899 in the Wellman Community of Wapello County to John Newton Shields and Almeda Christina Lathrop Shields. She was a Blakesburg resident most of her life. Surving are one son, Lt. LaVerne Bennett of Concord Calif., one brother Wilbur Shields of Ottumwa and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Lafayette Christy and Ralph Bennett. The service will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Knedler Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Ogden officiating. Buial will be in the Wellman Cemetery, June 2, 1976. Blanche Mary Bennett married Lafayette C. Christy on October 2, 1918. Lafayette Christy is the son of Johnathan and Amanda Elizabeth Benge Feagins Christy. Blanche Mary Bennett and Lafayette C. Christy child is: Kenneth Lafayette Christy Mary Blanche (Shields) Christy married Ralph Waldo Bennett in 1938 in Montana. Ralph Waldo Bennett passed away on April 1978 in Long Beach, California. Mary Blanche (Shields) Christy and Ralph Waldo Bennett child is: Newton LaVerne Bennett Family Information contributed by family member: Yvette E. (Byrum) Aune and Verne Bennett Tombstone Photo contributed by family member: Michele R. (Byrum) Ball

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Blanche Mary Shields Bennett's memorial is located at: Halstead Cemetery, Halstead, Harvey County, USA.
When did Blanche Mary Shields Bennett death?
Blanche Mary Shields Bennett death on 2 Jun 1976 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 38.0264015
Longitude: -97.4989014

Family Members:

Parent

John Newton Shields

(1867 - 1952)

Almeda Christina “Aley” Lathrop Shields

(1867 - 1918)

Spouse

Siblings

Orville Ellsworth Shields

(1892 - 1968)

Carl Rayburn Shields

(1893 - 1949)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Halstead Cemetery
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0264015, -97.4989014

2. Halstead Cemetery Mausoleum
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0287000, -97.5002400

3. Old Halstead Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0067350, -97.5297160

4. Fairview Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0574100, -97.5186100

5. Garden View Mennonite Church Cemetery
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0874400, -97.5128900

6. Kemper Cemetery
Sedgwick, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9993600, -97.4228800

7. Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0275002, -97.4075012

8. Church of God of the Firstborn Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0142400, -97.4073500

9. Royer Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0139008, -97.4068985

10. Church of God of The Firstborn Cemetery
Emma Township, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0940100, -97.4269800

11. Garden Valley Cemetery
Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1232147, -97.4998856

12. Farnsworth-Cook Cemetery
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1233600, -97.4992200

13. Garden Community Church Cemetery
Halstead, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1225900, -97.5188600

14. Faith Mennonite Church Columbarium
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0672700, -97.3547700

15. Eastlawn Cemetery
Zimmerdale, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1151100, -97.3902900

16. Irons Farm Cemetery
Bentley, Sedgwick County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9072300, -97.5433100

17. Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church Columbarium
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0663870, -97.3486940

18. Hesston Cemetery
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1448900, -97.4402400

19. Boot Hill
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0426220, -97.3343410

20. Whitestone Mennonite Church Columbarium
Hesston, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.1458950, -97.4297920

21. Bethel College Columbarium
North Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0730000, -97.3420000

22. Shalom Mennonite Church Memory Garden
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0429870, -97.3316650

23. Hillside Cemetery
Sedgwick, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9131012, -97.4096985

24. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newton, Harvey County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0419006, -97.3277969