Mary Elizabeth Rizor

RIZOR, ALLERDICE, DAVIS, PARSONS, BLYTHE

Posted By: Susan Kelly Templin (email)
Date: 6/14/2004 at 19:25:33

Centerville Iowegian Friday, July 9, 1943

MARY E. ALLERDICE, 89, of Centerville, formerly of Mystic and Fairfield, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James (Mable) Blythe, 1210 West Washington Street, with whom she had lived for 19 years. She had been in failing health for several years, but critically ill only since Friday. She was a member of the Methodist Church and had been a resident of Appanoose County for 40 years. She was Mary Elizabeth Rizor before her marriage. She was born April 24, 1854, in Jefferson County, near Glendale, the daughter of Peter and Eliza Kimerer Rizor and was of a family of six children. She married May 11, 1871, to Alex Allerdice. They established their home near Fairfield, where she lived for 32 years, at which time she and her husband and family moved to Mystic, where she was for 28 years. Her husband died June 6, 1924; following his death she went to live with her daughter with whom she moved toCenterville 12 years ago. She was preceeded in death by two daughters, one son and one grandchild, two sisters and one brother. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kate Parsons of Mankato, Kansas, and Mrs. Blythe, three sons,Charles of Auburn, Wash., William of Missouri, and Hugh of Ottumwa; 18 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, onebrother and one sister. The body was taken to the Ray Swanson funeral home at Mystic. Funeral services will be heldat 2 p.m. Friday at the Christian Church at Mystic, in charge of Mrs. Virginia Sherholtz, pastor of the United Brethren Church of Mystic. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery at Mystic beside her husband.