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Saturday, May 30, 2009
FEELEY/CAREY 1920/1930 Census Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1920 United States Federal Census
Enumeration District: 353
Sheet Number 8B
Date: 10 Jan 1920
Natick/Middlesex/Mass
22 Plain Street
FEELEY, DANIEL C/HEAD/Male/White/Age 35/Married/Immigration 1885/Naturalized/Read: Yes/Write: Yes/Born: Canada-English/Father Born: Canada-English/Mother Born: Canada-English/Speaks English/Shipper in Tag Factory (Wage Worker)
GRACE/WIFE/Female/White/Age 35/ Married/ Reads/Writes/Born: Mass/Father Born: Mass/Mother Born: Mass/Speaks English
ELIZABATH/DAUGHTER/Female/White/Age 12/Single/Yes School since 1 Sept 1919/Reads/Writes/Born: Mass/Father Born: Canada-English/Mother Born: Mass/Speaks English
MARY/DAUGHTER/Female/White/Age 6/Single/Yes School since 1 Sept 1919/Reads/Writes/Born: Mass/Father Born: Canada-English/Mother Born: Mass/Speaks English
PAUL/SON/Male/White/4 4/12/Single/
GRACE/DAUGHTER/Female/White/3 3/12/Single/
JOHN/SON/Male/White/8/12/Single/
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1930 United States Federal Census
Enumeration District: 9/355
Sheet Number 4B
Enumeration Date: 1 Apr 1930
Part of Natick/Middlesex/Mass
22 Plain Street
FEELEY GRACE V/HEAD/FEMALE/WHITE/AGE 44/WIDOW/Read-Write: Yes/Born: Mass
ELIZABETH C/DAUGHTER/FEMALE/AGE 22/SINGLE/YES(School)/Read-Write: Yes/Born: Mass/Asst Photographer in Studio/wage worker/Yes Employed
MARY/DAUGHTER/FEMALE/WHITE/16/SINGLE/YES/YES/Born: Mass
PAUL A/SON/MALE/14/SINGLE/YES/YES/Born: Mass
GRACE T/ DAUGHTER/FEMALE/13/SINGLE/YES/YES/Born: Mass
JOHN/SON/MALE/10/SINGLE/YES/YES/Born: Mass
DANIEL/SON/MALE/8/SINGLE/YES/Blank/Born: Mass
EDWARD/SON/MALE/7/SINGLE/YES/Blank/Born: Mass
CAREY, MARY E/SISTER/FEMALE/39/SINGLE/No/Yes/Born: Mass/Swtichboard Operator College, wage worker, Yes Employed
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Next door: 20 Plain Street
1920
FEELEY, WILLIAM/HEAD/MALE/WHITE/76/MARRIED/IMMIGRATED 1848/Naturalized Citizen/1855 (year of naturalization)/Reads/Writes/Born: Ireland-English/Father born: Ireland-English/Mother born: Irelad-English/speaks English
ELIZABETH/WIFE/FEMALE/WHITE/76/MARRIED IMM 1846/Naturalized/1855 or 8/Reads/Writes/born: Ireland-English/Father born: Ireland-English/Mother born: Ireland-English/speaks English
SARAH/DAUGHTER/FEMALE/WHITE/33/SINGLE/born: Mass/Father: Ireland/Mother: Ireland/speaks English
1930
FEELEY, WILLIAM J/HEAD/MALE/WHITE/47/SINGLE/NO/YES/MASS/IRISH FREE STATE/IRISH FREE STATE (Not a Veteran)
SARAH A/SISTER/FEMALE/WHITE/38/SINGLE/NO/YES/MASS/IRISH FREE STATE/IRISH FREE STATE/Secretary Grocery Store/wage worker/Yes Employed
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ralph L. Fry, 61, Army Veteran (Obituary)
**I have this clipping, from the San Diego Union/Tribune**
Ralph Louis Fry, 61, of El Cajon, a Korean War veteran, died Saturday (Feb. 24, 1990) at the El Cajon Convalescent Hospital.
A memorial service was held today at 11 a.m. at El Cajon Mortuary Chapel. Inurnment will be in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Mr. Fry, who was born in La Junta, Colo., had lived in the county 48 years.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and had been physically disabled for the last 30 years.
Survivors include three daughters, Katy Summers, Joy Fry and Cynthia Fry, all of San Diego; two sisters, Joan and Betty Bynum of El Cajon; three brothers, Fredrick of Oxnard, Richard of San Bernardino and Ronald of Campbell.
The family suggests donations to the American Lung Association.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Michael Jeffers 6/17/1945-5/8/2009
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Michael John Jeffers, Martinez, Georgia, born June 17, 1945, in San Francisco, California, passed away on Friday evening, May 8, 2009, after an extended illness, surrounded by his family and friends at home. He was beloved by all and will be sorely missed.
Son of the late John Paul Warland Jeffers and Margaret Foster Jeffers, Mr. Jeffers is survived by his wife of 31 years, Melinda McCormick Jeffers. He is also survived by two sons, John-Paul McCormick (Cory) Jeffers, 23, and David Lee (Davy) Jeffers, 18, of Martinez, and by one daughter, Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau, 40, of Summerville, SC.
In addition, Mr. Jeffers is survived by two sisters, Patricia Jeffers Walters of Carrollton, TX, and Mary Anna Jeffers Kruse of Goldendale, WA, and one brother, Daniel F. Jeffers of Victorville, CA. His other relatives include two sisters-in-law, Anne McCormick Snider of Martinez, and Penny Jeffers of Victorville, and four brothers-in-law, Stephen S. Snider of Martinez, John E. McCormick IV of Hephzibah, Richard Walters of Carrollton, and Dennis Kruse of Goldendale, one son-in-law, Bryan Thibodeau of Summerville, and three grandchildren, Katie Lynne, Matthew, and Morgan. Numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive Mr. Jeffers.
Having been born and raised in California, Mr. Jeffers enjoyed his early years as a surfer and lifeguard, graduating from Point Loma High School in 1963. He continued his education at Grossmont College in El Cajon, CA, earning an Associates Degree in 1973, and later a Bachelors Degree with High Honors in Industrial Arts from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA, in 1975.
After working for several years as a rehabilitation therapist for the Veterans Administration Hospital, Mr. Jeffers decided to pursue a career in education, earning his teaching certificate, plus a Masters Degree in Administration and Supervision from Augusta State University in 1990, and a Specialist Degree in Occupational Studies from The University of Georgia in 1996, where he also won the Kappa Delta Pi Scholarship for Excellence.
At the time Mr. Jeffers was first stricken with illness, he was finishing his doctoral dissertation in curriculum studies at Georgia Southern University, having completed all coursework with a 4.0 average.
Mr. Jeffers served in the United States Air Force from 1963-1967, as a tactical missile launch specialist and systems analyst on the Minuteman ICBM, until he was honorably discharged.
He began his teaching career in Columbia County in 1981 at Evans Middle School, and then moved on to Richmond County at both Westside High School and Hephzibah Middle School, teaching shop in his beginning years, and later technology education, until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Jeffers also taught several construction classes at both Aiken Technical College and Augusta Technical College as an adjunct instructor.
Mr. Jeffers was a past member of the American Vocational Association, the International Technology Association, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, Phi Delta Kappa, and Omicron Tau Theta. He was also an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA; one of his most cherished accomplishments included helping to wire the pipe organ of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
He loved The Lord and sought every opportunity to serve His Will.
Pallbearers include Mr. Jeffers' youngest son David, his caregiver, William H. Van Wyck III, his nephews, Stephen S. Snider II and John E. Snider, and friends, Jimmy Ayers, and Frank Carstarphen.
The funeral will be held Wednesday, May 13th at 2:00 PM at Elliott and Sons Chapel on Columbia Road with graveside services to follow at Westover Cemetery, Pastor Edward Rees and Pastor Emeritus Robert F. Hunt officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 12th, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to The ALS Association, Development Department, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 250, Calabasas Hills, CA 91301, or on-line at als.org. Published in The Augusta Chronicle from 5/10/2009 - 5/12/2009 (and in the San Diego Union/Tribune 5/12/2009)