Ethel Mary Bayless ⁹⁶⁶

   Cause of her death was Uterine Hemmorrhage (Placenta Previa).¹⁶⁵⁹

  General Notes:

OBITUARY

MRS. LUTHER L. EVERS - Wife of County Superintendent of Schools Died Monday
A death that came as a severe shock to the people of Massac County, occurred in Metropolis Monday afternoon at 1:20 o'clock. Mary Ethel, wife of Luther L. Evers, County Superintendent of Schools, died at Walbright hospital, after one of the most desperate fights ever recorded to save a life had been made. Mrs. Evers had not been in the best of health for several months. Sunday night, it developed that only an operation could save her life. Her case was diagnosed as Placenta Praevia. She was taken to Walbright hospital, where Drs. Walbright, Starkes, Fisher, Miller, Trovillion and Orr, performed a Caesarean section and Chitvavenous saline, followed by blood transfusion, her brother who had been sent for make the sacrifice of blood. The operation was one of the most delicate that could be made and would have possibly saved her life but her vitality and strength had ebbed too low. Mrs Evers was born in Pulaski County, February 5, 1884. She was the daughter of James D. and Nancy H. Bayless. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, seven small children, two boys and five girls; her father and mother, five brothers, Arnold, Rollie, Ray, Mark and Harley, and four sisters, Mrs. Nora Essex, Mrs. Grace Wood, Oma and Lucy Bayless. Short services will be held at the home, corner Ninth and Ferry streets Thursday morning at 10:30, conducted by Rev. O.E. Connett, assisted by Rev. Allbaugh. The remains will then be take to her home church, Salem, where funeral services and internment will be held at 2:30 p.m. In the death of Mrs. Evers Metropolis and Massac County loses a most notable woman. She was a good christian, wife, mother and neighbor. One whose friends were numbered by those who became acquainted with her. She was a member of the M.E. church, Rebekah and Eastern Star lodges. The entire community extend their most sincere sympathy to Mr. Evers and his family in their loss.

Source: "The Republican Hearld" Tuesday August 15, 1922 ¹⁶⁵⁹

  Life Events:

1. Census, 29 Apr 1910, Hillerman, Massac, Illinois, USA. ¹⁶⁵⁹

2. Organization: Order of the Eastern Star.

Ethel married Luther LaFayette Evers, son of James Albert LaFayette Evers and Ann Eliza McGee, on 6 Sep 1905 in Pulaski County, Illinois, USA.⁹⁶⁶ (Luther LaFayette Evers was born on 15 Jul 1883 in Massac County, Illinois, USA ⁹⁶⁶, christened in Salem Methodist Church (Hillerman, Massac, Illinois, USA),¹⁶⁵⁹ died on 15 Jun 1945 in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA ⁹⁶⁶ and was buried on 18 Jun 1945 in Masonic Cemetery (Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, USA) ¹⁶⁵⁹.). The cause of his death was Parkinson's Disease.¹⁶⁵⁹

  Marriage Notes:

Married in bride's home
Presiding: Lewis Jones, Minister ⁹⁶⁶