Death Certificate
Doc. #: 15494
Marion County, Mississippi
Decedent was a resident of the county for sixty years. The street address of the decedent is listed as 1006 N. Main St., Columbia, Marion (County), Mississippi. This is inside the city limits.
The decedent is Mrs. Mary B. Bennett, a widow, who was born November 15, 1871. She died October 1, 1957 and the burial took place at the Columbia City Cemetery on October 2, 1957, under the direction of ___________Funeral Home. The death certificate is signed October 5, 1957.
Mary was born in Jeff Davis County, Mississippi. Her father was _____Burkett and her mother was Frances Cole. The informant for the information on this death certificate was Miss Tressie Bennett.
Mary was ill for 3-10 days before her death in __________General Hospital. The causes of death were 1) Uremia and 2) Acute pyelonephritus. Mary also had hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
The spirit of exploring and celebrating where we came from is the work of genealogists. My Dad, "Bennie" Hill, was the quintessential family historian. He caught the bug later in life but spent the next 33 years making up for lost time. Thanks to you, Dad, I'm hooked!
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