Chism, Martha 1914-2013

CHISM, MELLOR, NICHOLS, PRESCOTT

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Date: 5/7/2013 at 07:53:02

Martha Chism (1914-2013)

Martha Chism of Eugene, died April 9, 2013 of complications due to old age, at the age of 98 years.

She was born June 14, 1914 in Ames, Iowa, to Charles & Lucretia (Mellor) Nichols.

A memorial service to be determined, inurnment at Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, Iowa.

Martha graduated from High School in Ames, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University. She was a homemaker and Library Assistant at Newton Public Library in Newton, Iowa and the Eugene Public Library in Eugene, Oregon.

She married Earl Chism on June 9, 1937, he died June 21, 1997.

She is survived by three sons, Ralph Chism, Stanley Chism & Warren Chism and a daughter, Beth Prescott and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Eugene Public Library.

Arrangements by Musgrove's at England's Eugene Memorial Chapel in Eugene.

Published in Eugene Register-Guard on April 19, 2013 ~ The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Martha Irwin Nichols Chism
BIRTH 14 Jun 1914
Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
DEATH 9 Apr 2013 (aged 98)
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
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The Register-Guard
Eugene, Oregon
April 19, 2013

Martha Chism was born June 14, 1914 in Ames, Iowa, to Charles & Lucretia (Mellor) Nichols. Martha graduated from High School in Ames, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University. She was a homemaker and Library Assistant at Newton Public Library in Newton, Iowa and the Eugene Public Library in Eugene, Oregon.

She married Earl Chism on June 9, 1937, he died June 21, 1997.

Martha Chism of Eugene, died April 9, 2013 of complications due to old age, at the age of 98 years. She is survived by five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and children:
1. Ralph Chism,
2. Stanley Chism
3. Warren Chism
4. Beth Prescott

Memorial contributions can be made to the Eugene Public Library.
Arrangements by Musgrove's Eugene Memorial Chapel in Eugene.
Inurnment at Story Memorial Gardens, Ames, Iowa.

Family Members

Parents

Charles Sabin Nichols
1883–1946

Lucretia Marie Mellor Nichols
1885–1975

Spouse

Earl Hayden Chism
1912–1997 (m. 1937)

Siblings

Norma N. Coon
1911–1998

Sabin Alfred Nichols
1913–2001

Marvin Wayne Nichols
1916–2004 ~ Find A Grave