Myrtle Gertrude Holcombe was born on 24 February 1896 at Harmon, Lee Co., IL.
1 She was the daughter of
Linus Noble Holcombe Jr. and
Abbie Lair.
1 Myrtle Gertrude Holcombe married
Arthur W. Langford, son of
John Langford and
Julia Arminia Holcombe, on 11 November 1920 at Clinton, Clinton Co., IA.
2 Myrtle Gertrude Holcombe died on 3 June 1953 at age 57; of a muscle disease.
3 She was buried at Walnut Cemetery, Walnut, Bureau Co., IL.
4 Arthur
and Myrtle were enumerated in the 1930 Coloma, Whiteside Co., IL,
federal census. He was a railroad worker, 38; she was 34. The only
child in the household was Irene, 8.
from the
Sterling Gazette, June 3, 1953:
Mrs. Arthur Langford, 1010 Ave. D. Rock Falls, passed away at 2 a.m. Wednesday after an illness of the past few years.
The
body rests at the Melvin funeral Home where friends may call after
Thursday noon. Funeral rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in
the funeral home by Rev. Harry E. Shifter of Rock Falls Christian
Church.
Mrs. Langford was born Feb. 24, 1896 in Amboy, the
daughter of Linus and Abbie Holcomb. She was united in marriage with
Arthur Langford Nov. 11, 1920 at Clinton, Ia. Surviving are her husband
and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Irene) Love of Sterling, three grand
children, Judith, Jerry, and Kathy Love, Sterling; three sisters and
five brothers: Mrs. Bertha McNinch, Mrs. Jeanette Bell and Gerald,
Harold and Walter Holcomb of Rock Falls, Mrs. Nora Bonnell of Shannon,
Richard Holcomb of Winthrop Harbor, and Linus Holcomb of Waukegan. She
was preceeded in death by her parents, three sisters and one brother.
Mrs. Langford was a member of the Baptist Church.