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Mary Olive Carman
1915 - 1999 (83 years)-
Name Mary Olive Carman Birth 2 Aug 1915 Elkton, Brookings County, South Dakota 
Gender Female Death 9 Jun 1999 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona Notes - Mary O. Justus died Wednesday night at the Desert Haven Nursing Center in Phoenix, Arizona following a short illness. She was born in Elkton, South Dakota, the tenth and youngest child of Samuel Sheldon and Fannie Sweet (Maxwell) Carman. She spent her childhood and early adult life in Brookings and Moody Counties. Mary graduated from Egan High School in 1934. On September 17, 1938 in Flandreau, South Dakota, she married Ray W. Justus, also of Egan.
After the birth of the first of their five children, they moved to Watertown, South Dakota. In the mid-1950's, a entrepreneur ahead of her times, she established the Economy Shop, a successful consignment clothing business. In March 1962, to get away from the harsh South Dakota winters that were affecting her husband's health, she moved with her family to Phoenix, Arizona. She has lived in the Phoenix area since. She served as housekeeper for the Del Webb Corporation for several years and then for Doctor's Hospital until retiring in 1980. Before entering the Glendale Care Center in 1990, Mary and her husband were patrons at the Westside and Desert West Senior Centers. In December 1994 she moved to Desert Haven.
She is survived by her five children: Sandra J. Ackman of Phoenix, Arizona; Dennis J. Justus of Bullhead City, Arizona; Dianna F. Quick of Covington, Washington; Ray W. Justus of Chandler, Arizona; and Gary L. Justus of Colorado Springs, Colorado; 17 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren.
Like her mother and sisters, Mary was a long term sufferer of arthritis. Please send memorials to the charity of your preference.
(Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, June 12, 1999)
Person ID I46168 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 12 Jan 2021
Father Samuel Sheldon Carman, b. 24 Mar 1873, Johnson County, Nebraska d. 31 Aug 1962, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota (Age 89 years) Mother Fannie Sweet Maxwell, b. 8 Feb 1871, Cambridge, Story County, Iowa d. 25 Oct 1957, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota (Age 86 years) Marriage 24 Mar 1873 Family ID F16748 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ray Winthrop Justus, Jr., b. 24 Jan 1916, Egan, Moody County, South Dakota d. 8 Dec 1990, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 74 years) Marriage 17 Sep 1938 Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota Children > 1. Dennis James Justus, b. 26 Jul 1943, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota d. 21 Aug 2013, Bullhead City, Mohave County, Arizona (Age 70 years)> 2. Dianna Faye Justus, b. 13 Dec 1944, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota d. 20 Sep 2017, Covington, King County, Washington (Age 72 years)> 3. Gary Lee Justus, b. 25 Aug 1947, Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota d. 19 Dec 2011, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (Age 64 years)Family ID F16749 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Jan 2021
- Mary O. Justus died Wednesday night at the Desert Haven Nursing Center in Phoenix, Arizona following a short illness. She was born in Elkton, South Dakota, the tenth and youngest child of Samuel Sheldon and Fannie Sweet (Maxwell) Carman. She spent her childhood and early adult life in Brookings and Moody Counties. Mary graduated from Egan High School in 1934. On September 17, 1938 in Flandreau, South Dakota, she married Ray W. Justus, also of Egan.
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Birth - 2 Aug 1915 - Elkton, Brookings County, South Dakota 
Marriage - 17 Sep 1938 - Flandreau, Moody County, South Dakota 
Death - 9 Jun 1999 - Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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