Mary Malessa Fender

1886 - 1934  (48 years)

• Name	Mary Malessa Fender
  Born	14 Mar 1886	Yancey County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 May 1934	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	19 May 1934	Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I7942	Our_Family
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family 1	William B. Whitaker,   b. 1871,   d. 8 Jan 1915, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F3074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eugene DeWitt Graham,   b. 15 Mar 1893, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Aug 1936, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. Ethel Margaret Graham,   b. 3 Aug 1904   2. Lillian E. Graham,   b. 1910   3. Clyde Baxter Graham,   b. 18 Oct 1915,   d. 31 Dec 1973, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 58 years) + 4. Jack Hobart Graham,   b. 26 Jun 1916, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Nov 1961, Bakersfield, Kern County, California  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F3073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S38] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909 - 1976, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Mrs Mary Graham [Mrs Mary Fender] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 48 Birth Date: 14 Mar 1886 Birth Place: Yancey, North Carolina, United States Death Date: 17 May 1934 Death Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Father: Isaam Fender Mother: Matilda Candler Spouse: Eugene Graham [S14] Obituary. MRS. MARY MALESSA GRAHAM Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Malessa Graham, who died at her home, 40 North French Broad advenue Thursday night will be held at Mount Pleasant Methodist church at 11 o'clock this morning with the Rev. J. B. Grlce officiating. Burial will be In Asbury Memorial cemetery. Mrs. Graham was born March 14, 1886 in Yancey County and had been a resident of Asheville for 38 years. Surviving are four children: Mrs. Ethel Margaret Linebury, Mrs. T. B. Whitaker. Clyde Baxter, and Jack Hobert Graham, all of Asheville; her father, Isaam Fender, of Asheville; two sisters, Mrs. Llllle McCracken and Mrs. S. R. Phillips, of Asheville; four brothers, Back Fender, of Asheville; John and Zack Fender, of Yancey county; and Marion Fender, of Virginia. The following nephews will be active pallbearers: Luther Fender, Hermon Fender, Horan Lance, and Ben Otis and Floyd McCracken. Honorary pallbearers: Gus Garren, J, C, Kitchens, A. G. Carver, Erwin Garland, Plott Boyd, J. C. Chance, Charles Grigsby, Dr. O. F. Eckel. Robie Wenters, Bennie Ballard, J. J. Jones, Dr. F. W. Griffith, G. M. Young, H. K. Donaldson, Marcus Erwin and Frank Ritchie.