Mary Evelyn SCOTT

1873 - 1960  (87 years)

• Name	Mary Evelyn SCOTT
  Born	15 Feb 1873	Marion Co. Mo.   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jul 1960	Independence, Mo.
  Buried	4 Jul 1960	Riverview cemetery, LaGrange, Mo[?]
  Person ID	I338	Josh E. Taylor Jr. Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	J. Wilfred SCOTT
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Lee MCLEOD,   b. 7 Jun 1871, Marion Co. Mo. ,   d. 4 Dec 1962, Independence, Mo.  (Age 91 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1893	Marion Co. Mo.   [1]
  Children	1. Martha Elizabeth MCLEOD  [natural]   2. Leland Scott MCLEOD,   b. 1896,   d. 19 May 1970, Cleveland, Ohio  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   3. Robert Loyd MCLEOD,   b. 15 Oct 1900,   d. 20 May 1921, Wyconda River near LaGrange, Mo.  (Age 20 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. R.L. MCLEOD DIES--Palmyra Spectator July 5 [?], 1960 "Word has just been received here of the death of Mrs Robert L. McLeod in Independence, Mo., July 1. "Funeral services were held at the LaGrange Baptist Church, July 4, 1960, with Rev. Wayne Masters officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetary. "Mary Evelyn Scott McLeod, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilfred Scott of Palmyra was born February 15, 1873. She spent her early life on the farm, attended Point Pleasant country school and LaGrange College. She was married to Robert L. McLeod, also of Palmyra, December 27, 1893. To this union three children were born. "Following their marriage they lived on a farm for several years before moving to Stillwell, Ill. At Stillwell and later in LaGrange, Mr. McLeod operated a grocery store for a number of years, selling out to become assistat cashier of Farmers' and Merchant's Bank in the latter city. "In 1941, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod went to Kansas City to make their home with their son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Harold M. Hunt. "Mrs McLeod united with the Emerson Baptist Church of Marion County at fifteen years of age. Since that time wherever she lived, she always moved her membership to become an active, faithful member of the church. At Independence, she was a member of the Convention Sunday School class, had taught in the Junior department of the Sunday School, was an active member of the Women's Missionary Society. Her hobbies were sewing and raising flowers. "For many years in LaGrange she belonged to the Tau Alpha literary club. She was also house-mother of the boy's dormitory of La Grange College for three years, following the death of her younger son, Lloyd, who drowned at twenty-three years of age. "Surviving are: her husband ad daughter, Mrs. H.M. (Elizabeth) Hunt of the home, a son, Leland S. McLeod, of Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and many other relatives. "She was the last of a family of eight children."

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Obituary, Palmyra Spectator July 5[?], 1960.