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Harriett Wanda Purdy Shirley

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Birth	:	9 Feb 1913 Willits, Mendocino County, California, USA
Death	:	26 Aug 1953 Humboldt County, California, USA
Burial	:	Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery, Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7990800, -124.1497900
Description	:	Mrs. Harriett Wanda Shirley, 40, of 2304 Union Street, died late this morning at a local hospital. Born at Willits, she had resided here 30 years. She is survives by a daughter, Mrs. Milton Slade of Eureka and niece, Mrs. W. Phillip of Eureka. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Lawson Riggs, Boston; Loren Riggs, Los Angeles; Ralph Riggs, Saulsalito; Mrs. Ethel Wilson, San Francisco; a foster sister, Mrs. Edna Fletcher, South Fork; foster sister, Mrs. C. T. Butner, Sausalito; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Pierce Mortuary with Rev. Claude Porter officiating. Interment... Read More	Mrs. Harriett Wanda Shirley, 40, of 2304 Union Street, died late this morning at a local hospital. Born at Willits, she had resided here 30 years. She is survives by a daughter, Mrs. Milton Slade of Eureka and niece, Mrs. W. Phillip of Eureka. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Lawson Riggs, Boston; Loren Riggs, Los Angeles; Ralph Riggs, Saulsalito; Mrs. Ethel Wilson, San Francisco; a foster sister, Mrs. Edna Fletcher, South Fork; foster sister, Mrs. C. T. Butner, Sausalito; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held in Pierce Mortuary with Rev. Claude Porter officiating. Interment in Myrtle Grove Cemetery. Compilation of funeral notices published in The Times Standard on August 26 and 27, 1953. __________________________________ Harriett's California birth index record is under Wanda H. Riggs. Her mother's maiden name was Dyer. The 1920 census lists her surname as Purdy and she was living with her aunt, Artemesia Helm, in Long Valley, Mendocino County, CA. In 1930, she was living with her adoptive parents, Edward and Lulu Purdy, in Willits. Her California death index record lists her maiden name as Purdy. SOURCE: ancestry.com - California Birth Index (Wanda H. Riggs; mother's maiden name Dyer) - U.S. Federal Census - California Death Index (Mother's maiden name Dyer, Father's surname Purdy)

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Harriett Wanda Purdy Shirley's memorial is located at: Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery, Eureka, Humboldt County, USA.
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Harriett Wanda Purdy Shirley death on 26 Aug 1953 in Humboldt County, California, USA
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Latitude: 40.7990800
Longitude: -124.1497900

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Siblings

Edna Alice Purdy Fletcher

(1897 - 1975)

Verna L. Purdy Butner

(1900 - 1989)

Children

Valerie Eileen Shirley Bognuda

(1933 - 2021)

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