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Submitted: 12/16/12 • Approved: 9/5/20 • Last Updated: 9/8/20 • R795710-G795709-S3
03 Jul 1916 - 26 Dec 1980
Marriage: 15 Feb 1936 Independence County, Arkansas
Myrtle Francis (Rout) Needham wife of Reed Shelby Needham. Myrtle Francis (Rout) Needham daughter of John Wilford Rout and Jessie Caroline (Stone) Rout.
**obituary
The Melbourne Times, Melbourne, Arkansas, January 1, 1981
Mrs. Myrtle Rout Needham, aged 64 of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, December 26, 1980. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors are her husband, R.S. Needham; a daughter, Mrs. Bob Burns of Mountain View; three brothers, Robert R. Rout and Elvin Coolidge Rout, both of Mount Pleasant and John Wilby Rout of Louisiana; three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Sipe of Mount Pleasant, Mrs. Lucy Hall of Newark and Mrs. Vicie Bussie of Washington, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday at Reeves Chapel. Burial was at Reeves Cemetery by Davies Batesville Funeral Home.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name:Reed Needham
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:15 Feb 1936
Event Place:Independence, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original):, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place:Anderson, Izard, Arkansas
Gender:Male
Age:21
Birth Year (Estimated):1915
Marriage License Date:15 Feb 1936
Spouse's Name:Myrtle Route
Spouse's Residence Place:Gid, Independence, Arkansas
Spouse's Gender:Female
Spouse's Age:19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1917
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*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name:Reed Needham
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:3 Jul 1948
Event Place:Izard, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original):, Izard, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place:Gid, Izard, Arkansas
Gender:Male
Age:34
Birth Year (Estimated):1914
Marriage License Date:3 Jul 1948
Spouse's Name:Myrtle Needham
Spouse's Residence Place:Gid, Izard, Arkansas
Spouse's Gender:Female
Spouse's Age:32
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1916
Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves.
Contributed on 12/16/12 by maxparnell
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