Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Blocker (1904 - 1953)

Born 10 May 1904 in Lake Dallas, Denton, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Leon Boots Blocker — married 14 Jan 1922 in Denton, Texas, United States

Died 8 Oct 1953 at age 49 in Weatherford, Denton County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Mary Bennett was born May 10, 1904 at Lake Dallas, Texas, the daughter of James Tarpley Bennett and Estella Whitcomb.

She was the wiife of Leonard Leon Blocker. They had the following children:

1. Bernice Irene Blocker,
2. Biddy Blocker,
3. Billy Joe Blocker,
4. Clara Marie Blocker,
5. Franklin Blocker,
6. Juanita Blocker,
7. Leon Blocker,
8. Mary Blocker and
9. Nell Blocker

Mary died October 8, 1953 in Weatherford Hospital in Denton Gounty. Shs was buried at Swisher Cemetery Lake Dallas, Denton County, Texas, USA^[1]

OBITUARY

Denton County, TX Newspaper Oct 8, 1953

WEATHERFORD RITES SET FOR FORMER KRUM RESIDENT

MRS. L. L. BLOCKER, of Krum died at 8:15 a.m. in a Weatherford hospital. Mrs. Blocker, the former Miss Mary Bennett was born May 10, 1904 at Lake Dallas.Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Cotton- Braton Funeral Home at Weatherford and burial will be at 2: 30 p.m. in Swisher Cemetery, Lake Dallas. Survivors include six daughters ; Mrs. Juanita Spain, Mrs. Clara Marie Hill and Mrs. Bernice Clayton, all of Weatherford, Misses June, Wanda and Mary Ellen Blocker of Krum ; three sons, Joe, Franklin and Leon Blocker of Krum and several grandchildren.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave death certificate posted