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Ephraim Beason
(1851-1938)
Mary Grimes
(1856-1924)
Leonard Ephraim Beason
(1893-1950)
Mollie McKnight
(1900-1986)
Mary Elizabeth Beason
(1919-2009)

 

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1. Raymond Straw

Mary Elizabeth Beason

  • Born: 20 Jun 1919, Nemaha County, Nebraska
  • Marriage (1): Raymond Straw on 28 Mar 1935 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
  • Died: 3 Sep 2009, Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska at age 90
  • Buried: Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska
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Mary Straw - Ashland-Gazette - (Sep/11/2009)
AUBURN Mary Elizabeth (Beason) Straw, 90, of Auburn, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center-Clarkson Tower in Omaha.
She was born on June 20, 1919 in rural Nemaha County to Leonard E. and Mollie (McKnight) Beason.
She attended several elementary schools, including St. Deroin, Bratton Union and Honey Creek, before graduating from Peru Training School. She then received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Peru State College.
On March 28, 1935 she was united in marriage to Raymond Straw in Nebraska City.
She taught in several schools during her career. She taught for one year in Pueblo, Colo. before returning to Nebraska to teach in District 12 Nemaha County, Johnson Public Schools and Echo School in Tecumseh. She retired from teaching in 1971.
While in college, she belonged to Kappa Delta Pi, and later in life was very involved with the Nebraska Genealogy Society.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ray, sister Nina Marie Spittler and son, David.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Louise Holtzman and husband, Robert, of Auburn; daughter-in-law, Sally Ann Straw of Ashland; grandchildren, Larry Ray Lotter, Mary Ann Fass and Beverly Roettger; five step-grandchildren; great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Timmari, Franci, Jessica, Sarah, Cameron, Kellie Rae and Hunter; 12 step-great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren, Isaiah, Daijrianna and Malaci; 9 step-great-great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Sept. 8, at the Auburn Christian Church. Pallbearers were Harley Fass, Vernon Straw, William Straw, Ray Lotter, Larry Holtzman and James Wilson.
Dwaine McKnight and Raymond Beason were honorary pallbearers.
Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery at Peru.


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Mary married Raymond Straw, son of Frederick William Edward Straw and Joanna Josephine Cisco, on 28 Mar 1935 in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. (Raymond Straw was born on 7 Jan 1915 in Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, died on 26 Nov 1981 in Ashland, Saunders Co, NE and was buried on 28 Nov 1981 in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska.)




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