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Mary Edith SLOAN

Mary Edith SLOAN

Female 1914 - 2009  (94 years)

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  • Name Mary Edith SLOAN 
    Born 28 Sep 1914  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Occupation assistant cashier at First National Bank of Salem (26 yrs, retired 1978)  [1
    • Mary Edith was a member and past deacon of the Salem Baptist Church, as well as a member of the Woofter/Broadwater Sunday School Class and the American Baptist Women. She also taught Sunday School for many years at the Church.

      She was the first Mother Advisor of Salem Assembly 49, International Order of Rainbow for Girls and was a recipient of the Grand Cross of Color. She was a member and Past Matron of Orpha Chapter 30, Order of the Eastern Star, and served in many capacities within the organization. She was a member of the Queen Ester Chapter 11, Order of the Eastern Star in Clarksburg.

      She was a member and past president of the Salem Garden Club and past president of the Harrison County Garden Council. She was a member and past Regent of the Colonel William Lowther Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and served as the Northern District Treasurer. She was a member and past president of the Salem Lioness Club. She and her husband were honored to be selected as the Senior King and Queen and Marshal of the Salem Apple Butter Festival.

      In 1932, Mary Edith became the first female member of the Salem Volunteer Fire Department. She and her husband were founding members of the Upper Valley Street Association.
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 9 Mar 2009  South Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I77388  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2022 

    Father Alva J. SLOAN,   b. 1888,   d. 1931  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Lulu M. WALDO,   b. Nov 1885 
    Family ID F33070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Donzel H. NUTTER,   b. 17 Mar 1909,   d. 24 Mar 2000  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1931  [5
    Children 
     1. Margaret Don NUTTER,   b. 15 Dec 1937, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 2001, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
    +4. Charles Blair NUTTER,   b. 14 Oct 1944, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 2024  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F33069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    5. [S692] Obituary of wife.