Monthly Archives: December 2019
In Memory
December 28, 2019As 2019 comes to a close, the Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants remembers 12 members whose deaths were reported this year:
Ronald Myron Benton, age 79, Aug. 9, 2019, Burwell. A descendant of Pilgrim Edward Fuller, he joined the Nebraska Society in 1999.
Martha Ann (Mull) Davies, age 77, Aug. 23, 2018, Lincoln. A descendant of Pilgrim Myles Standish, she joined the Nebraska Society in 2014.
Marilyn Mae (Miller) Fischer, age 86, March 9, 2019, Broken Bow. A descendant of Pilgrims Peter Browne, Francis Cooke and John Billington, she joined the Nebraska Society in 2006.
John Michael Kuhry, age 80, July 4, 2019, Omaha. A descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster, he joined the Nebraska Society in 2015.
Vaughn Lyman Lawrence, age 82, Dec. 2, 2019, Lincoln. A descendant of Pilgrims Richard Warren and John Howland, he joined the Nebraska Society in 1975. He was Nebraska Society Governor 1984-1986 and 2001-2006.
Jerry Duncan McInnis, age 90, April 12, 2019, Lincoln. A descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster, he joined the Nebraska Society in 2000. He had served as the Society’s Elder.
Shirley Ann (Baker) Nicholson, age 88, March 28, 2018, Denver. A descendant of Pilgrim John Howland, she joined the Nebraska Society in 1953.
Irene (Peckham) Provost, age 92, March 17, 2019, Omaha. A descendant of Pilgrim Francis Cooke, she joined the Nebraska Society in 1978.
Orma Lou (McLaughlin) Rogers, age 93, July 6, 2018, Eldon, Mo. A descendant of Pilgrim Edward Fuller, she joined the Nebraska Society in 1999.
Lee (Bratt) Schoomaker, age 67, Jan. 22, 2019, Omaha. A descendant of Pilgrim John Howland, she joined the Nebraska Society in 2018.
Betty Carleton (Kimball) Start, age 94, Dec. 7, 2019, Dallas Center, Iowa. A descendant of Pilgrim John Alden, she joined the Nebraska Society in 2011.
Everett Sterling Stevens, age 73, March 16, 2019, Lincoln. A descendant of Pilgrim John Howland, he joined the Nebraska Society in 1957.
Welcome aboard!
December 5, 2019The Nebraska Society of Mayflower Descendants welcomes:
James Daly Ayres
Lincoln
A descendant of Pilgrim William Bradford.