Family Group Record for William Matthew English Jr and Mamye Jean Perry




Husband William Matthew English Jr [1][2][3][4]

Born:05/04/1935 - Jones County, Iowa [1][2][3][4]
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Died:02/07/2009 - Anamosa, Jones, Iowa [2][4]
Buried:02/11/2009 - Anamosa, Jones, Iowa [4] PIC
Father:William Matthew English Sr
Mother:Helen Josephine Porter
Marriage:06/16/1956 - Anamosa, Jones, Iowa [8]

Events and Facts
1. He appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa with his parents. [1]
2. He attended school at St. Patrick's School 1941-49 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [3]
3. He attended school at Anamosa High School 1949-53 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [3]
4. He resided at 207 E 1st St in 1993 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [5]
5. He resided at 8179 127th St in 1995 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [5][6]
6. He has conflicting death information of in his newspaper obituary, 02/06/2009 and Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [3]
7. He worked as a farmer on 02/07/2009 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [3]
8. His obituary was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on 02/08/2009 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. [3]PIC

William Matthew English Jr.,
73, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Anamosa. A scripture service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Internment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Anamosa.

Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com

Bill is survived by his wife, Mamye, of 52 years; their children Matt (Luida) English of Anamosa, Mary English of West Branch, Martin Diaz of Solon, Mike (Ronna) English of Anamosa and Mark (Jordanna) English of Cedar Rapids; and 12 grand children, Kasey, Samantha, Matthew, Curtis, Ashton, Thomas, Martin, Natalie, Christopher, Joshua, Alicia and Jordan. He also has two great-granddaughters, Laney and Paige. He is also survivedby two sisters, Kay of Anamosa and Janice of Manchester, Conn.

Bill was preceded in death by his pareents, William Matthew English Sr. and Helen Porter English.

Bill English was born May 4, 1935, to William Matthew English Sr. and Helen Porter English in Anamosa. Bill attended St. Patrick's School in Anamosa until 8th grade and then attended Anamosa High School, graduating in 1953. He married Mamye Jean Perry at St. Patrick's Church in Anamosa on June 16, 1956. Bill farmed near Anamosa his entire life and also worked at Collins Radio/Rockwell Collins from 1953 until retiring in 1991. After his retirement Bill continued to farm and worked as a bus driver for the Anamosa Community School District from 1993 until his passing.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.


Wife Mamye Jean Perry [7][8]

Born:03/19/1936 - Linn County, Iowa [7][8]
Christened:
Died:11/09/2020 - Anamosa, Jones, Iowa [8]
Buried:
Father:Carl Albert Perry
Mother:Beryl Pauline Baily

Events and Facts
1. She appeared on the US Federal census on 04/01/1940 in Spring Grove, Linn, Iowa with her parents. [7]
2. She resided at 8179 127th St in 1995 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa . [9]
3. Her obituary was published in The Gazette on 11/15/2020 in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa. [8]PIC

MAMYE JEAN ENGLISH
Anamosa

Mamye Jean English, 84, died peacefully Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at the Anamosa Care Center.

Mamye is survived by her children, William Matthew "Matt" English, Anamosa, Mary (Roger Beers) English, Cedar Rapids, Mike (Ronna) English, Anamosa, and Mark (Jordanna) English, Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Kasey, Samantha, William Matthew "Matthew" English IV, Curtis, Ashton, Thomas, Martin, Natalie, Christopher, Joshua, Alicia and Jordan; and great-grandchildren, Laney, Paige, Oliver, Allison, Isabelle, Deacon, Lydia, Sophie, Julian, Axel, Leah and Asher.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Matthew English Jr.; her parents; her stepfather, Clifford Phelps; and her brother, Charles Perry.

Mamye Jean Perry was born on March 19, 1936, to Carl Albert and Beryl Pauline (Baily) Perry in Linn County, Iowa. She attended schools in Anamosa and graduated from Anamosa High School in 1954. She married William "Bill" Matthew English Jr. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Anamosa on June 16, 1956.

Mamye was a mother and homemaker. She also worked for several years for Congregate Meals of Anamosa. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, crocheting and crossword puzzles.

Condolence messages can be sent to the English Family, 207 E. First St., Anamosa, IA 52205. You may also share thoughts, memories, and condolences by visiting www.goettschonline.com.

A memorial service is being planned for Spring 2021.


Children

1 M William Matthew English III
Born:Anamosa, Jones, Iowa
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2 F Mary Catherine English
Born:Anamosa, Jones, Iowa
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3 M Michael Ray English
Born:Anamosa, Jones, Iowa
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4 M Mark Andrew English
Born:Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa
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Sources

1. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 53-4B, Anamosa, Jones, IA, sheet 7B, household 173, line 75, English, William M Jr; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 08/13/2012); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1172 [Surety: 3].
2. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, William M English, 2009, SS no. 480-40-8388; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2014 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/24/2011); citing Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC [Surety: 3].
3. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-Current, William Matthew English, Jr; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2019 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 02/20/2020); citing /Newspapers.com/, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA, 02/08/2009, page 5B, col 4, William Matthew English, Jr [Surety: 3].
4. User submitted cemetery data, "Find A Grave," William "Bill" English (#93290390); Database online, Find-A-Grave (Jim Tipton, Founder), Find A Grave : 1995 (http://www.FindAGrave.com/ : accessed 11/20/2012) [Surety: 2].
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, William M English; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/24/2011) [Surety: 3].
6. Ancestry.com Operantions, Inc., U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, William M English; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 01/24/2011) [Surety: 3].
7. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1940 United States Federal Census, ED 57-81, Spring Grove, Linn, IA, sheet 8B, household 166, line 76, Perry, Mayme; Database and images, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com/ : accessed 08/13/2012); citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 U. S. Census, population schedules, National Archives and Records Administration Microfilm Publication T627 (4643 rolls), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, roll 1177 [Surety: 3].
8. Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Gazette (Gazette Communications), Obituary, 11/15/2020, Mamye Jean English; online archive, TheGazette.com (http://www.thegazette.com/ : accessed 11/17/2020) [Surety: 3].
9. Ancestry.com Operantions, Inc., U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Mamye J English; Database online, Ancestry.com LLC, Ancestry.com : 2010 (http://www.Ancestry.com/ : accessed 11/30/2012) [Surety: 3].


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