Mildred Fern Maynard

Married ca. 1992 in [Madison Co.], Indiana to Chester J Perkins
Son of Cornelius F Perkins and Minnie B Durham
Born 16 Aug 1915 in Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana
Died 01 Sep 2001 in Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana

No children

Notes

• Daughter of Edward Frank and Erma Arietta (Allen) Maynard, both of Indiana.
• Fern's age in the census records: in 1930, age 5.
• Fern was first married to Mace Hitchens.
• Obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, 07 Jul 1997, courtesy of Elwood Public Library:
  Fern Perkins
    Alexandria, Ind.–Fern (Hitchens) Perkins, 72, Alexandria, died July 6, 1997, at Community Hospital.
    She was born July 6, 1925 in Alexandria, the daughter of Edward Frank and Erma Arietta (Allen) Maynard. She lived in Alexandria all of her life.
    She worked as a sales representative for Indiana Bell for 30 years, retiring in 1981.
    She was a member of First Baptist Church, Alexandria, and a member of the Telephone Pioneers Club, Association of Widowed People in Alexandria and served as a Pink Lady for the auxiliary of Community Hospital for several years.
    Survivors include her husband, Chester Perkins of Alexandria; her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia (Hitchens) and Gary King of San Diego, Calif.; a brother and sister-in-law, Glenn and Minnie M. Maynard of Alexandria; four sisters and three brothers-in-law, Darlene and Floyd Gill of Alexandria, Janice and Ron McPhearson of Alexandria, Evelyn and John Teague of Alexandria and LaVera Brown of Alexandria; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
    She was preceded in death by her first husband, Mace Hitchens, who died March 31, 1992; a brother, Raymond (Bud) Maynard, who died Aug. 20, 1995; and her parents, Edward Frank and Erma Arietta (Allen) Maynard.
    Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Alexandria, with with the Rev. Cliff Richardson . . .

Sources

• 1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Delaware Co., Center Twp., Muncie City, Ward 6, E.D. 18-14, Sheet No. 8B [=8B], 188-215, 907 S. Elm St., 08 Apr 1930
• SSDI 313-18-3145