Ella Lorie (Welch) Sullivan (1919 - 1989)

Born 1 Mar 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

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Died 17 Feb 1989 at age 69 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Ella (Welch) Sullivan is buried in Mendenhall Cemetery.

Biography

Ella Lorie Welch was born on Mar 01, 1919 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as a daughter of Enos G. Welch.

She died on Feb 17, 1989 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 69). ^[1]

Ella Lorie Welch was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Mendenhall City Cemetery). ^[2]

James Huey Sullivan ^[3] and Ella Lorie Welch had the following children:

1. John L. Sullivan was born on Mar 14, 1936 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 12, 1994 in D'Lo, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 58). ^{[4] [5]}
2. Bobbie Nell Sullivan was born on Nov 29, 1940. She died on Aug 27, 2013 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 72). ^[6] Married to a McWilliams and Royce Jarell Mize.

Mrs. Ella Lorie Sullivan ^[1]

Mrs. Ella Lorie Sullivan, 69, of Mendenhall, died Friday, February 17, 1989, at Simpson General Hospital.

The Simpson County native was a retired Universal Mfg. worker, a member of OES #215 Mendenhall, and a member of Mendenhall United Methodist Church.

Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 1989 at Mendenhall United Methodist Church with Rev. Joel Eavenson and Rev. Selby Alsworth officiating. Upton Funeral Home of Mendenhall was in charge of arrangements and burial was at Mendenhall Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Bobbie Nell McWilliams of Mendenhall; a son, Mr. John L. Sullivan of Mendenhall; 4 sisters, Mrs. Eunice Anderson and Mrs. Janie McAlpin, both of Magee, Mrs. Eva Mae Grayson of Mendenhall, Mrs. Cora Belle Roberts of Mt. Olive; 2 brothers, Mr. Lennis Welch of Mendenhall and Mr. Dick Welch of Magee; 3 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Source: The Magee Courier, 23 Feb 1989, Thu, Page 8

Research Notes

Did not find a 1940 census for this family. Bishop-4082 00:02, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Obituary for Ella Lorie Welch Sullivan Clipped from The Magee Courier, 23 Feb 1989, Thu, Page 8
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-24DK : 13 December 2015), Ella Lorie Sullivan, 1989; Burial, Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Mendenhall City Cemetery; citing record ID 51098912, Find a Grave, See Findagrave - Ella Lorie Welch Sullivan.
3. ↑ Obituary for James Huey Sullivan Published Hattiesburg American, Tuesday, April 26, 1977, p. 2
4. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: John Sullivan [John L Sullivan] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 14 Mar 1936 Birth Place: Mendenhall S, Mississippi [Mendenhall, Mississippi] Father Name: James H Sullivan Mother Name: Ella L Welch Death Date: 12 Apr 1994 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1952: Name listed as JOHN SULLIVAN; 11 Aug 1992: Name listed as JOHN L SULLIVAN
5. ↑ Obituary for John L Sullivan Clipped from The Magee Courier, 21 Apr 1994, Thu, Page 7
6. ↑ Obituary for Bobbie Nell Sullivan Mize Published Online Colonial Chapel Magee and Mendenhall

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• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLZW-56P : 19 May 2014), Ella L Sullivan, 17 Feb 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5R-FR26 : accessed 26 May 2018), Mrs Eva Mae Welch Mendenhall Grayson, Mississippi, United States, 30 Nov 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-9RKC : 24 July 2017), Enos Welch in entry for Lorie Welch, 1931; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-NP9 : accessed 26 May 2018), Enos Welch, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 8A, line 48, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.