Mary Ellen Rector

1923 - 2003  (80 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Rector
  Born	9 Sep 1923	Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Dec 2003	Lebanon, Oregon
  	Mary E. Grow, 80, of Lebanon, died Friday, Dec. 19, at her home. A memorial service was held Dec. 22 at Southside Church of Christ in Lebanon. Huston-Jost Funeral Home handled the arrangements. She was born Sept. 9, 1923, in Rulo, Neb., the daughter of Willice S. and Ida (Grose) Rector. She lived in Nebraska until the family moved to Oregon when she was 13 years old. The family settled in Ashland, where she met her husband. On June 25, 1941, she married Phil Grow in Reno, Nev. The couple lived briefly in Washington but primarily lived in Ashland. She worked as a cook for 10 years at Omar's Steak House and later worked for Parson's Pine Products. Her husband died on Nov. 26, 1984. She moved to Lebanon on May 31, 1996, to be near her daughter. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ in Lebanon and a past member of the Christian Church of Ashland. Mrs. Grow is survived by daughters Phyllis Silver of Lebanon and Nancy Matteson of Hillsboro; son Robert Grow of Bothell, Wash.; sister Bernice Flagg of Ashland; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Daughter Bonnie Grow and five brothers and sisters died before her. _____________________________________________________________
  Person ID	I8077	Grow
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Phil Gordon Grow,   b. 21 Nov 1914, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon ,   d. 26 Nov 1984, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon  (Age 70 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1941	Reno, Nevada
  Children	1. Bonnie Luella Grow,   b. 29 Apr 1947, Ashland, Jackson, Oregon ,   d. 21 Sept 1990  (Age 43 years)   2. Phyllis Grow   3. Nancy Ellen Grow,   b. 29 Apr 1945,   d. 19 Mar 2016  (Age 70 years)   4. Robert Gordon Grow
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F2632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Sep 1923 - Rulo, Richardson, Nebraska Married - 25 Jun 1941 - Reno, Nevada Died - 16 Dec 2003 - Lebanon, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Mary Ellen Rector Posted to Ancestry by Rafe Flagg