Fern Wilson

1912 - 2009  (96 years)

• Name	Fern Wilson
  Birth	19 May 1912	Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	20 Apr 1940	335 North Alms, Burley, Cassia County, Idaho   [3]
  	Fern Maby, Lodger (with Effie Holt), F, W, 27, Wd, completed 2 years high school, born in Idaho, residence 1 April 1935 was Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho, Telephone Operator, Telephone Exchange, wages earned in 1939 - $175 for 15 weeks
  Census	18 Apr 1950	1510 Elba Avenue, Burley, Cassia County, Idaho   [4]
  	Darward C Carson, Head, White, Male, 36, Married, born in Idaho, Proprietor, Burly Truck and Tractor Fern I Carson, Wife, White, Female, 37, Married, born in Idaho Aloha F Mabey, Stepdaughter, White, Female, 15, never married, born in Idaho, Cashier, Theater, born in , Son, White, Male, parents born in US, attending 10th grade, worked 52 weeks in 1949 earning $416 Connie Jean Carson, Daughter, White, Female, 10, never married, born in Idaho
  Death	25 Jan 2009	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona   [1]
  Obituary	29 Jan 2009	Burley, Idaho   [5]
  	Fern Wilson Carson, a 97-year-old former Burley resident, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Fern was born May 19, 1912, in Oakley, the daughter of Roy and Lenna Wilson. She was raised in Oakley, attending schools there. She married Willis T. Mabey; together they lived in Colorado until his death in 1939. She later returned to the Burley area and worked as telephone operator for three years. She married Darward "Kit" Carson. Fern and Kit owned and operated Burley Truck and Tractor Co. This business later became a Datsun-Nissan dealership. After the death of her husband, Kit, she moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., to be near her daughter. She is survived by her daughters, Aloha Mabey Carrier and Connie Carson Praegitzer; a niece, Mary Lin Anderton; eight grandsons; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Willis T. Mabey and Kit Carson; daughter, Dona Mabey Young; and grandson, Mark K. Young. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at the Hansen-Payne Mortuary, 321 E. Main St. in Burley. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, and one hour prior to the service Saturday at the mortuary.
  Reference Number	30406
  Person ID	I30195	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Willis Thomas Mabey,   b. 19 Oct 1909, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho d. 10 Feb 1939, Ovid, Sedgwick County, Colorado (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1930	Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho   [6]
  Children	1. Dona Ilene Mabey,   b. 17 Dec 1930, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho d. 15 Oct 1991 (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living
  Family ID	F9632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Social SecurityDeath Index; Url: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/ssdi/, and United States Obituary Collection, South Idaho Press, Burley, ID, 29 Jan 2009. [S303] 1920 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Locust, Cassia, Idaho; Roll: T625_290; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 908. [S455] 1940 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, Roll T627-744, Page 6B, ED 16-11. [S526] 1950 United States Census; Url: https://1950census.archives.gov/, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, ED 16-14, Dwelling 91. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, United States Obituary Collection, South Idaho Press, Burley, ID, 29 Jan 2009. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996; and Idaho, U.S., County Marriages, 1864-1950.