Mertle "Mertie" Summers
1904 - 1996 (92 years)-
Name Mertle "Mertie" Summers Born 24 Jul 1904 Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Census 1940 Jackson County, Kentucky Died 3 Oct 1996 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky [1, 4] Buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Threelinks, Jackson County, Kentucky [1] Person ID I452 Robinson Last Modified 1 Jul 2023
Family 1 William Z. Spivey, b. 13 Sep 1899, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky , d. 31 Oct 1932, London, Laurel County, Kentucky (Age 33 years) Children 1. Infant daughter Spivey, b. 3 Feb 1927, Rockcastle County, Kentucky , d. 3 Feb 1927, Rockcastle County, Kentucky (Age 0 years)2. Delores Marie Spivey, b. 28 Jan 1927, Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana , d. 1 Jun 2001, Darke County, Ohio (Age 74 years)3. Clyde Spivey, b. 11 Dec 1932, Jackson County, Kentucky , d. 25 Aug 1975, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 42 years)Last Modified 17 Jan 2022 Family ID F193 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 James Rutherford Callahan, b. May 1879, Kentucky , d. 11 Jun 1949, Madison County, Kentucky (Age 70 years) Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 Family ID F766 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Grover Cleveland Sturgeon, b. 1 Mar 1885, Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana , d. 23 Dec 1981, McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky (Age 96 years) Last Modified 1 Jul 2023 Family ID F767 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 24 Jul 1904 - Kentucky 
Census - 1940 - Jackson County, Kentucky 
Died - 3 Oct 1996 - Berea, Madison County, Kentucky 
Buried - - Pine Grove Cemetery, Threelinks, Jackson County, Kentucky = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - In the 1940 census, Mertie is in the household of her second husband Ruford Callahan.
The household includes Mertie and Ruford's two children and three children of Mertie and the late William Spivey: Loretta Callahan, age 3; Joseph Callahan, age 1; Virgus Spivey, age 17; Dolorus Spivey, age 10; and Clyde Spivey, age 7.
[2] - LKH note:
Mertie was widowed twice. First when William Spivey died in 1932.
Second when Rufus Callahan died in 1949.
She married a third time to an unknown Sturgeon and her headstone is in the name of Mertie Sturgeon.
[5] - McKee – Mertie Callahan Sturgeon, 92, Berea, formerly of Jackson County, who had been a homemaker, widow of Grove Stugeon, died yesterday. Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Lakes Funeral Home. Visitation 6 p.m. today.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday, 4 October 1996.
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- In the 1940 census, Mertie is in the household of her second husband Ruford Callahan.
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