| Obit For | Ludema Mary (Marbut) Dummit |
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| Headline | Mrs. Dummit Dies - Burial Monday |
| Text | Mrs. Ludema Dummit, 78 years old, wife of Fleming R. Dummit, died at the family home on Kings Prairie Sunday afternoon, May 16, 1937, of hardening of the arteries and complications.
Ludema Dummt was born November 24, 1858 on the old Marbut homestead on Flat Creek in Barry county. She was the daughter of Andrew J. and Eveline Tate Marbut. On September 4, 1881, she was married to Fleming R. Dummit of Kings Prairie. To this union 12 children were born, three of whom preceded their mother in death. Mr. and Mrs. Dummit had lived on the same farm for 42 years where they reared a fine family of boys and girls, sending the children into Monett for their early education and later to college. Three of the sons are dentists and two of them are attorneys. Mrs. Dummit was a loving and devoted mother and wife. She was a member of the Kings Prairie Union M. E. church, and was a true Christian character. She formerly was a member of the Eastern star chapter at Verona. Survivors include the husband, four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude DeWeese of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. J. E. Roebaugh of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Wilson Bolton of Monett, and Mrs. J. Howard Whitt of New Martinsville, West Va., five sons, Bert Dummit of Dallas, Tex., Dr. Manford Dummit of Compton, Calif, Dr. Howard M. Dummit of Arkansas City, Kan., Dr. Garland L. Dummit of Compton, Calif., and Eldon S. Dummit of Lexington, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Wash Goodnight of Purdy and Mrs. Frank Means of Oklahoma; two brothers, James Marbut of Tulsa, John Marbut of Lubbock, Tex., and Joseph E. Marbut of Little Rock, Ark; 14 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | - |
| Date | May 1937 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Wilma Fields |
