Mary Ellis Sexton

1914 - 2012  (98 years)

• Name	Mary Ellis Sexton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	8 May 1914	Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Ball, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Alma and Chester Sexton
  Census	1930	Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Census	1940	Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Melvin Raney
  Census	1950	Lordstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Melvin Rainey
  Residence	Apr 1975	Longwood, Okaloosa, Florida, USA
  Residence	Jan 1977	Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA   [9]
  	Mrs Melvin (Mary) Raney
  Obituary	Dec 2012	Orlando, Brevard, Florida, USA   [4]
  	The Orlando Sentinel • Orlando, Florida • 25 Dec 2012, Tue • Page B10
  		Obituary-RANEY Mary
  FSID	GSGB-PTD
  Death	22 Dec 2012	Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I27510	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Chester Sexton,   b. 25 Jun 1889, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA d. 30 Mar 1975, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nora Alma Harper,   b. 20 May 1893, Gradyville, Adair, Kentucky, USA d. 13 Jan 1977, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	12 Dec 1910	Adair County, Kentucky, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F11882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melvin Archie Raney,   b. 8 Nov 1912, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 24 Apr 1975, Altamonte Springs, Seminole, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1933	Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA   [4, 11, 12]
  Children	1. Margaret Raney
  Family ID	F11961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1914 - Campbellsville, Taylor, Kentucky, USA Census - Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Alma and Chester Sexton - 1920 - Ball, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA Marriage - 23 Feb 1933 - Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Melvin Raney - 1940 - Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Melvin Rainey - 1950 - Lordstown, Trumbull, Ohio, USA Residence - Apr 1975 - Longwood, Okaloosa, Florida, USA Residence - Mrs Melvin (Mary) Raney - Jan 1977 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA Obituary - The Orlando Sentinel • Orlando, Florida • 25 Dec 2012, Tue • Page B10 - Dec 2012 - Orlando, Brevard, Florida, USA Death - 22 Dec 2012 - Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary-RANEY Mary

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Ball, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T625_406; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 117. 1920 United States Federal Census [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340365. 1930 United States Federal Census [S3061] Obituary of Mary Raney - Orlando Sentinel - 2012, (Name: The Orlando Sentinel; Location: Orlando, Florida; Date: 25 Dec 2012;), Mary Ellis Sexton Raney Obituary. RANEY, MARY ELLIS, gracious lady, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully at the age of 98 years, 7 months on December 22, 2012. She was born on May 8, 1914 in Campbellsville, KY. In 1933, she married Melvin A Raney in Lafayette, IN. They were married for 42 years, until Melvin's passing in 1975. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret; her granddaughters Suzanne, Jacqueline, and Katherine; seven great grandchildren; and three great, great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her eldest daughter, Roberta, and one grandson. Mary lived a full, active life filled with accomplishments. From her younger years as a homemaker with children, her interests widened in her middle years to refine considerable talents in arts and crafts including traditional spinning and hand weaving techniques, needlepoint, and quilting. She learned hand-thrown pottery and soon had her own pottery studio with a pottery wheel and kilns and made her own glazes. In the fine arts she painted in oils, watercolors, and pastels and became highly skilled at china painting. Her family members treasure many examples of her arts and crafts. Among her other interests was antique collecting. She owned and managed an antique shop in Longwood and became active in square dancing and owned and managed a square dance hall in Longwood. She was one of the founders of the Hoe-downers of Casselberry, a round and square dance club that is still active today. In her elder years, she lived at The Bridge of Orlando where her caregivers, Beverley and Daphne, were always by her side. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for the wonderful care they provided her. Mary made many friends at The Bridge and was known there for her strength and for her dry wit and great smile. In Mary's passing, her daughter Margaret loses her Mother, her inspiration, her friend. All Mary's family will miss her and will cherish her memory. Mary Ellis Raney will forever be in our hearts. Services will be held on at 11:30am December 28, 2012 at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home. Family will receive friends prior to services from 10 to 11:30am. Burial will follow at the Glen Haven Memorial Park in Winter Park, FL. All are welcome to attend. Donations may be made to the National Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) in memory of Mary Raney. Please sign online guest registry at www.baldwinfairchild.com. • The Orlando Sentinel • Orlando, Florida • 25 Dec 2012, Tue • Page B10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/268158507/?article=721acb90-a3f3-4823-9b49-670c04b83258&focus=0.49870518,0.22300518,0.6625133,0.7381225&xid=3355 [S27] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01101; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 82-106. 1940 United States Federal Census [S35] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Orlando Sentinel; Publication Date: 27 Apr 1975; Publication Place: Orlando, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/224579295/?article=36887af5-4839-43cb-abae-8270be336920&focus=0.84928715,0.68451583,0.9648627,0.7681528&xid=3355. [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lordstown, Trumbull,. 1950 United States Federal Census [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 24/ Jan/ 1974; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/101064583/?article=1248bcde-772b-466b-8904-b7678a04f806&focus=0.5989191,0.04855906,0.96806586,0.13167506&xid=3398. [S3058] Obituary of Alma Norman - Lafayette Journal and Courier - 1977, (Name: Journal and Courier; Location: Lafayette, Indiana; Date: 14 Jan 1977;), Norma Alma Harper Sexton Norman. Alma Harper Norman, 83, died at 10:25 am Thursday in Turtle Creek Convalescent Centre. She had been a patient there four years. Born at Gradyville, KY, Mrs Norman moved to Lafayette in 1925. In 1936 she was married here to Oscar T Norman, who owned Oscar's Auto service garage. He preceded her in death in 1970. Mrs Norman attended Southside Wesleyan Church. Surviving are four daughters by a previous marriage, Mrs Ray (Ruth) Bartholomew, Mrs Charles (Sylvia) Anderson, and Mrs William (Betty) Kamp, all of Lafayette, and Mrs Melvin (Mary) Raney of Orlando FL; and two sisters, Mrs Elmer (Mary) McKinney of Otterbein and Mrs Perry (Dewey) Penetecost of Tipton. • Journal and Courier • Lafayette, Indiana • 14 Jan 1977, Fri • Page 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89184027/journal-and-courier/?xid=637 Obituary-NORMAN Alma [S735] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [S3061] Obituary of Mary Raney - Orlando Sentinel - 2012, (Name: The Orlando Sentinel; Location: Orlando, Florida; Date: 25 Dec 2012;), Mary Ellis Sexton Raney Obituary. RANEY, MARY ELLIS, gracious lady, beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully at the age of 98 years, 7 months on December 22, 2012. She was born on May 8, 1914 in Campbellsville, KY. In 1933, she married Melvin A Raney in Lafayette, IN. They were married for 42 years, until Melvin's passing in 1975. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret; her granddaughters Suzanne, Jacqueline, and Katherine; seven great grandchildren; and three great, great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her eldest daughter, Roberta, and one grandson. Mary lived a full, active life filled with accomplishments. From her younger years as a homemaker with children, her interests widened in her middle years to refine considerable talents in arts and crafts including traditional spinning and hand weaving techniques, needlepoint, and quilting. She learned hand-thrown pottery and soon had her own pottery studio with a pottery wheel and kilns and made her own glazes. In the fine arts she painted in oils, watercolors, and pastels and became highly skilled at china painting. Her family members treasure many examples of her arts and crafts. Among her other interests was antique collecting. She owned and managed an antique shop in Longwood and became active in square dancing and owned and managed a square dance hall in Longwood. She was one of the founders of the Hoe-downers of Casselberry, a round and square dance club that is still active today. In her elder years, she lived at The Bridge of Orlando where her caregivers, Beverley and Daphne, were always by her side. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for the wonderful care they provided her. Mary made many friends at The Bridge and was known there for her strength and for her dry wit and great smile. In Mary's passing, her daughter Margaret loses her Mother, her inspiration, her friend. All Mary's family will miss her and will cherish her memory. Mary Ellis Raney will forever be in our hearts. Services will be held on at 11:30am December 28, 2012 at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home. Family will receive friends prior to services from 10 to 11:30am. Burial will follow at the Glen Haven Memorial Park in Winter Park, FL. All are welcome to attend. Donations may be made to the National Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org) in memory of Mary Raney. Please sign online guest registry at www.baldwinfairchild.com. • The Orlando Sentinel • Orlando, Florida • 25 Dec 2012, Tue • Page B10 [S1379] Ancestry.com, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Tippecanoe County Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1921-1941 Jan. 1, 1921 to, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: M-46; Page: 383.