Note: Information on Mary Ivel is from her brother George and notes of his mothers. Junella Denslow Reep says that her birth was 1908. Mary Ivel's adopted daughter Connie confirms her birth on 10 October 1907 and says that it occurred in Central City, not Tecumsch, NE. Connie gives her death as 1989, not 1988. She is buried in a desert cemetery, at Quartzsite, AZ, near the tomb of Hi Jolly the famous Camel Herder, hired by the US Army to handle a Camel experiment on the desert. A simple hand painted cement block with a heart painted on it saying, "Beloved by children and grandchildren," serves as the grave marker for her and Belford. This monument gives her death date of 21 December 1988. The gravestone also gives her name as Iver. It is interesting how the Compiler and his wife Catherine found this grave. We enjoy the desert during the winter and like to take our motorhome out to the Quartzsite area especially around the first week of February when they have the worlds largest swap meet. This cemetery being a interesting one, we decided to investigate the graves, and there was a member of the family. It is believed that Mary Ivel had other marriages as a marriage is recorded in Meade Co. records showing a marriage Iva Hotchkin, age 19 to Kenneth Speakman, age 24, both of Sturgis, married 23 May 1927. Her mother's obituary refers to a daughter, Mrs Iva West of Deadwood, SD.
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