Mayden, Frances

1922 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Mayden, Frances
  Birth	3 Sep 1922	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 06a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 12, page 06a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 03a 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 05, page 03a
  Reference Number	MAYD.F001
  _FGRAVE	33795898
  Death	31 Jan 2009	Wabash County, Illinois
  	Frances Graves, 86, of Carmi, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi. She was born September 3, 1922 in Clay City, IL, the daughter of Eugene and Myrle (Cowling) Mayden. She married J.L. “Chick” Graves on June 9, 1951 in Crossville, IL, and he preceded her. She worked at GTE for almost 38 years. She was Carmi City Clerk from 1981 until 1989. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing golf, fishing, and playing the organ. For the past five years, Frances had made her home at Wabash Christian Retirement Center Memory Unit. She is survived by several cousins, and a close friend, Bill Pierson and his family, Larry and Paula Pierson and family of Carmi, and Stella Wolf and her family of Evansville, IN, who were like family to her and she to them. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and a sister, Juanita O'Brien. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 11:00 am, at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home/Kittinger-Fair in Carmi. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until time of service. Interment will take place in North Maple Ridge Cemetery in Carmi. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wabash Christian Retirement Center Memory Unit.
  Burial	North Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, White County, Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I18629	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Mayden, Eugene,   b. 1889   d. 2 Sep 1927, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Cowling, B. Myrle,   b. 1897, Illinois d. 2 Mar 1987 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F8396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Graves, J. Loren 'Chick',   b. 15 Mar 1917   d. 3 Jan 1981 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F8397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Sep 1922 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 31 Jan 2009 - Wabash County, Illinois Burial - - North Maple Ridge Cemetery, Carmi, White County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4890] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 12, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S1392] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 05, page 3a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16902] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Graves, J. Loren "Chick" and Frances, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33795898/frances-graves) (Reliability: 2).