MYRTLE MAHAN
Myrtle Mahan Dies
After Long Illness
Mrs. Myrtle Hackworth Mahan succumbed early Monday morning,
March 13, 1944, after a long illness.
Services were held Wednesday afternoon, March 15, 1944, at
the Jones Funeral Home, and interment was made in the Mayo
Cemetery.
Deceased was born at Ivyton, Ky., on July 23, 1884, the
daughter of Lindsey and Jane Adams Hackworth.
She came to Paintsville to make her home when a young woman
and in 1904 married Frank Mahan.
Her four children Mrs. Emory Davis and Frank Mahan, Jr., of
Ellicott City, Maryland, Theodore Mahan of Weeksbury and
Howard, city, were all present for the funeral.
In addition to her children she is survived by a brother,
Riley Hackworth, Wenatchee, Washington, and a sister, Mrs.
B. F. Conley, Twisp, Washington.
Myrt, as she was known to her many friends, was with the
Paintsville Country Club for several years prior to her
illness and in her work there made a host of friends to add
to the many lifelong ones who she cherished so much.
Her zest for living and her devotion to her family and
friends will not soon be forgotten, for her life was truly a
full and gracious one.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
06-16-1944
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