Martha Joyce Pettus

Martha Joyce Pettus

Female 1932 - 1999  (67 years)

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  • Name Martha Joyce Pettus  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 31 Oct 1932  Washington County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Big River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter 
    Obituary Nov 1999  Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Obituary for Martha Joyce Degonia, 1933-1999 (Aged 66) - Newspapers.com - The Daily Journal - 15 Nov 1999 - Page 5 
    Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J
    Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J
    Death 11 Nov 1999  Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8, 9
    Burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Leadington, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cemetery-Woodlawn (Leadington MO)
    Cemetery-Woodlawn (Leadington MO)
    Person ID I24106  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Walter Howard Pettus,   b. 14 Jan 1910, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1963, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Naomi Isabelle Eggers,   b. 4 Apr 1911, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1980, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F4702  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Henry Edward Twomey, Sr,   b. 10 Jun 1927, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1994, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1950  Iron County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Henry and Martha Twomey
    Henry and Martha Twomey
    Children 
     1. Barbara Jo 'BJ' Twomey,   b. 29 Dec 1955, Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 2009, Elko, Elko, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [natural]
     2. Judith Elaine Twomey
     3. Clara May 'Cricket' Twomey,   b. 11 Nov 1958, Overland, St Louis County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 2004, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     4. Henry Edward 'Hank' Twomey, Jr
     5. Donna Denise Twomey
     6. Doris Janette Twomey
     7. Paula Ann Twomey
    Family ID F10013  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Ora Lee Williams,   b. Abt 1929 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1964  St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F7563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 3 George Everett DeGonia,   b. 16 Jul 1930, Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1998, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Family Residence 1993  Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Martha Degonia 
    Children 
     1. Joyce Maria DeGonia
    Family ID F10047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Oct 1932 - Washington County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jun 1950 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Aug 1964 - St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFamily Residence - Martha Degonia - 1993 - Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Obituary for Martha Joyce Degonia, 1933-1999 (Aged 66) - Newspapers.com - The Daily Journal - 15 Nov 1999 - Page 5 - Nov 1999 - Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Nov 1999 - Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Leadington, St Francois, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • News
    Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J
    Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    2. [S8] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002


    3. [S8] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002


    4. [S8] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
      Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002


    5. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Martha Joyce Pettus
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=20362291144&indiv=try

    6. [S2394] Find a Grave: Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Degonia, Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Degonia https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102368397.
      Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Degonia
      BIRTH 31 Oct 1933
      Washington County, Missouri, USA
      DEATH 11 Nov 1999 (aged 66)
      Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
      BURIAL
      Woodlawn Cemetery
      Leadington, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 102368397
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102368397

    7. [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Big River, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: T627_2146; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 94-1.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    8. [S213] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 496-34-9961; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    9. [S3374] Obituary of Martha Degonia - Flat River Daily Journal - 1999, (Name: The Daily Journal; Location: Flat River MO; Date: 15 Nov 1999;), Martha Joyce Pettus Twomey Williams Degonia Obituary.
      Martha Joyce Degonia, 66, of Bonne Terre, passed away Nov. 11, 1999, at Parkland Hospital, Bonne Terre. She was born on Oct 31, 1933, in Washington County, daughter of the late Walter and Naomi (Eggers) Pettus. She was preceded in death by her husbands: Henry Twomey and George Everett Degonia and three brothers: Dale Wigger, Allen Kenneth Pettus and Steven Merrill Pettus. She was a member of the Primrose Baptist Church. She is survived by seven daughters and one son: Judith Brazier of Germany; Doris (Dodi) Beard of California; Barbara Hannefin of Montana; Donna Scovil of Delaware; Clara (Cricket) Twomey of Bonne Terre; Paula Edgar of Bonne Terre; Joyce Maria Dunn of De Soto; Henry (Hank) Twomey of Bonne Terre; four brothers and six sisters: Walter (Donnie) Pettus of Granite City IL; Ronald Dean Pettus of St Louis; Gary David Pettus of Bonne Terre; Kerry Dale Pettus of Caseyville IL; Sammie Ford of Catawissa MO; Carol Whittier of Bonne Terre; Judy Stegall of Bonne Terre; Fern Stegall of Bonne Terre; Phyllis Stanfill of Bonne Terre; Elaine Dixon of Bonne Terre; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sparks Funeral Home, Bonne Terre. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sparks Chapel with Rev. Greg Stegall officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
      • The Daily Journal • Flat River, Missouri • 15 Nov 1999, Mon • Page 5
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      Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J
      Obituary-DEGONIA Martha J