Remembering the Dead This July
Maurice Lee Gould
Maurice Lee Gould, son of William Dexter and Emma Lena Gould, was born on 13 April 1918 in Missouri. He had a few siblings including a half-brother Russell Lawrence Neiderhouse and a brother Harold Glen Gould. Maurice married Doris Maxine Perry on 8 September 1940 in Clark County, Nevada. They had a son Gregory Gould and adopted a daughter Maureen Gould. Maurice worked as an accountant for an Oil Refinery in 1950. He died on 7 July 1969 in Riverside, California. Maurice Lee Gould is buried in Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside, California. We honor him this month as not only a beloved son, husband, and father but also as a man who loved to sail and water ski.
Fonda Drusilla McCorkle
Fonda Drusilla McCorkle, daughter of Edward Rouze McCorkle and Drusilla Catherine Myers, was born on 15 July 1899 in Attica, Marion County, Iowa. She had several siblings including Ivan John McCorkle, Linden Dallas McCorkle, and Lowell McCorkle. She wed Raymond John Magill in Pettis County, Missouri in 1916. They had a few children including Fonda Doris Magill, Russel John Magill, and Norma Carolyn Magill. Fonda Drusilla (McCorkle) Magill died in 1991 in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida. She is buried in Milford City Cemetery in Milford, Beaver County, Utah. She is remembered as a cherished daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. Fonda taught piano, and played the organ at church.
Edward Charles Trantham
Edward Charles Trantham, son of Charles Milton Trantham and Mary Lula McDonough, was born on 6 May 1909 in Arkansas. He had a couple siblings including Hazel May Trantham and Clyde W. Trantham. Edward married Effie Wilma McCoy in Midland, Sebastian County, Arkansas on 10 January 1929. They had children including Ramona Jean Trantham, Wanda Dean Trantham, and Charles Edward Trantham. Edward Charles Trantham died 25 July 1984. He is buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Compton, Los Angeles County, California. We honor him today as a beloved son, husband, father, and grandfather. Edward was a coal miner by trade, and a bootlegger by night.
With love,
Autumn Rose Surratt
The Ancestor Witch
Sources
- "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SM-J35S: 7 July 2025, Maurice L. Gould, death 1969, memorial ID # 155560970.
- "United States Social Security Death Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JG97-KP8: 7 July 2025), Maurice Gould, July 1969.
- "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL4G-F6PY:7 July 2025), Maurice L Gould and Doris Perry, 8 September 1940.
- "California Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHW-DVM: 8 July 2025), Maurice L. Gould and Neiderho, 7 July 1969.
- "Iowa Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-VSZ8: 8 July 2025), Fonda Drusilla McCorkle and Edward Rouge McCorkle, 15 July 1899.
- "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-2YJ7: 8 July 2025), Fonda D McCorkill MaGill, death 1991, memorial ID # 43100789.
- "Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XNN-HG5R: 8 July 2025), John Raymond Magill and Fonda McCorkle, 1916.
- "California Death Index, 1940-1997", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXF-HNB: 8 July 2025), Edward C Trantham and Mcdough, 25 July 1984.
- "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-VWW2: 8 July 2025), Edward C Trantham, death 25 July 1984, memorial ID # 88377360.
- "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N94W-3ZG: 8 July 2025), Edward Trantham and Effie McCoy, 10 January 1929.
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