Margaret Eleanor Ponder
1922 - 2015 (93 years)
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Name Margaret Eleanor Ponder Birth 16 Aug 1922 Bertrand, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA 
Gender Female familyserch.org ID G47V-P71 Death 24 Aug 2015 Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA Created 29 Aug 2016 Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Mt.Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA Notes - Find A Grave Memorial# 152331571
- The Newell Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Margaret Martin, 93, passed away at 11:23 PM, Monday, August 24, 2015 at her home in Atria Assisted Living in Longmont, Colorado. She was born at home on August 16, 1922 in Bertrand, Missouri, the daughter of Gertrude Shoults Ponder and William Eugene Ponder. She grew up on a farm near East Prairie, Missouri. In 1942 she married 2nd Lt. Charles Murphy who died on July 21, 1944 when his B-24 Liberator bomber crashed in the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1947 she married Albert Ralph Martin, a WWII veteran decorated for bravery in the Battle of the Bulge. He preceded her in death on July 10, 1996. She is survived by her sons, Charles Martin of Somerset, NJ (wife, Diana) and William Martin of Longmont, CO (wife Julia) and by daughter-in-law Kate Mewhinney, of Winston-Salem, NC (widow of son David Martin, who predeceased her on August 13 of this year); grandchildren, Joachim Martin of Cambridge MA (wife Jessica, daughter Sophie, son Calder), William Martin Jr, of O'Fallon MO (wife Lori, daughters Alyssa and Ale
Person ID 4831260 robsgenealogy Last Modified 26 Mar 2023
Father William Eugene Ponder, b. 16 Sep 1892, Avon, St. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Apr 1976, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, United States (Age 83 years) Mother Gertrude Shoults, b. 25 Aug 1894, Leemon, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA d. 25 Jul 1955, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA (Age 60 years) Marriage 26 Jan 1918 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 
William Eugene Ponder to Gertrude Shoults Marriage License Created 29 Aug 2016 Family ID F54170168 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Charles Evert Murphy, Jr., b. Abt 1923, Blodgett, Scott County, Missouri, USA d. 21 Jul 1944, Unknown, , , (Age 21 years) Marriage 29 Nov 1942 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 
Charles E Murphy to Margaret E Ponder Marriage License Created 29 Aug 2016 Children 1. Living Family ID F17840936 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Sep 2016
Family 2 Albert Ralph Martin, b. 21 Feb 1915 d. 10 Jul 1996, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States (Age 81 years) Marriage 02 Jun 1947 Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 
Ralph Martin to Margaret Ponder Murphy Marriage License 
Ralph Martin to Margaret Ponder Murphy Marriage License 1 Created 03 Sep 2016 Children 1. David Martin d. 13 Aug 2015 2. William Martin Family ID F99062903 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Sep 2016
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Birth - 16 Aug 1922 - Bertrand, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA 
Marriage - 29 Nov 1942 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Marriage - 02 Jun 1947 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA 
Death - 24 Aug 2015 - Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado, USA 
Burial - - Oakwood Cemetery, Mt.Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth
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