Mildred Effie Woodward

Female 1918 - 2009  (90 years)


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  • Name Mildred Effie Woodward 
    Born 26 Feb 1918  Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 2009  Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 27 Feb 2009  Mt Hope Cem, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I4377  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father Guilford Thomas Woodward,   b. 15 Aug 1895, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1993  (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Iola Fern Nickell,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1981, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1916  Sullivan, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Richard Rhodes,   b. 15 Mar 1916, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 2004, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1935  Linneus, Linn, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Children 
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    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Feb 1918 - Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Oct 1935 - Linneus, Linn, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 2009 - Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Feb 2009 - Mt Hope Cem, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1918 BIRTH: MO,Sullivan Co-Browning: Mildred Effie Woodward born 26 Feb 1918

      1920 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-Browning: Anc Img 4 pg 2B,no date,Dw 44 on Main St:
      WOODWARD, Guilford T-head 24/MO (Can,Can)md farmer, own farm; Iola Fern
      wife 22/MO (MO,MO)no occ; Mildred F-dau 2/MO; Joseph Ryan
      or Nyan-son 2 months bn MO

      1930 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Browning: Anc Img 5 pg 3A, 4-18, Dw 85,87:
      WOODWARD, Guilford T-head 34/MO (Can,Can)md at 21,operator-printing ofc,
      own ($2000); Fern-wife 32/MO (MO,MO)md at 19-no occ; Mildred
      dau 12/MO; Joe-son 10/MO

      1935 MARRIAGE: MO,Linn Co-Linneus: William Rhodes married Mildred Effie Woodward 25 Oct 1935

      1940 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Browning, N Benton Twp: Anc Img 3 pg 11,4-16,Fe 38,43: Mildred Rhodes age 22 bn Missouri, no occupation, finished 4yrs high school, wife of William Richard Rhodes

      1997-2002 HISTORY: MO,Jasper Co-Joplin: US Phone and Address Directories 1993-2002: Mildred Rhodes Spouse: Wm R Address: 68 Canterbury Ln City: Joplin State: Missouri Zip Code: 64801-1567 Phone Number: 417-782-4561 Residence Years: 1997-2002

      2009 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Jasper Co-Joplin: Mildred E Woodward Rhodes, died 20 February 2009 at her home with family at her side. Buried Mt Hope Cemetery in Joplin, 27 February 2009.

      NOTES: Called Mildred May 1992: "Newspapers were microfilmed. Called Columbia and they have some microfilmed.
      Called again April 1994: "...papers were sent to Jefferson City..." Does not know what happened to them. Gave me a few dates of death for family. Sending sheets May 1994, Meshack Smith and down to our own selves, a second set for correction.

  • Sources 
    1. [S291] Family Rcds: WOODWARD, Mildred Effie.
      Mildred Effie Woodward born 26 Feb 1918, Browning, Sullivan Co, Missouri
      May 1992 letter from Mildred to Pam Wagner

    2. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Mildred E Rhodes, age 90, Joplin, passed away on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at 8:45 am at her home with family at her side. Mildred was born Feb. 26, 1918, in Browning, MO, daugher of the late Guilford T Woodward and Iola Fern Nickell Woodward. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and a member of Royal Heights United Methodist Church. She married William R "Bill" Rhodes on Oct 25, 1935, in Linneus, MO. He preceded her in death on June 12, 2004. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Woodward. Survivors include her daughters, Sandra R Tiedemann and husband, Hans, of Leesburg, Fla; and Meridith Gann and husband, Jim, of Lanagan MO; her sons Bruce Rhodes and wife, Joyce, of Joplin, and Darly L Rhodes and wife, Pam, of Cathage MO; grandchildren, Mark, Steven, Alan, Landon, Scott, Thom, Laura, Tammy and Misty; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, Feb 27, at 2pm at Royal Heights United Methodist Church with Pastor Tracy R Bair officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery with grandchildren serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Thursday, Feb 26, from 7 to 8pm. The family request that memorial contributions be made to Community Hospice of America or Mildred's Church. Online condolences may be made at parkermortuarycom.
      The Joplin Globe Obituary

      Date: 22 February 2009

    3. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com.
      Mildred E Rhodes... Funeral services will be Friday, Feb 27, at 2pm at Royal Heights United Methodist Church with Pastor Tracy R Bair officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery with grandchildren serving as pallbearers.
      The Joplin Globe Obituary

      Date: 22 February 2009

    4. [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425.
      Iola Fern Nickell married Guilford Thomas Woodward 17 Sep 1916, no place shown

    5. [S282] Descendants of John and Abigail Thurlo, 929.273 t425.
      William Rhodes married Mildred Effie Woodward 25 Oct 1935, no place shown

    6. [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com, Image 31, page 124.
      MARRIAGE LICENSE: William R Rhodes of Browning, Linn Co, Missouri, under age 21 and Mildred E Woodward of Browning, Linn Co, Missouri, over age 18. Signed 10-25-1935 by H E Kelley, Recorder

      State of Missouri, County of Linn: This is to certify that the undersigned Minister of the Gospel did at M E Parsonage, Linneus MO, in said county on the 25th day of October AD 1935, unite in marriage the above named persons. Signed, David T Simmons.
      Filed 4 November 1935 by HE Kelley, Recorder
      Missouri State Marriage Records 1805-2002