"Aunt Lizzie" died as Mrs. Melissa Hawthorne, wife of Harry Hawthorne of Sacramento. She was the sister of George W. Laine of San Francisco, John L. Laine of Nebraska, Thomas J. Laine of Washington, William H. Laine of Perkins and Mrs. Clara L. Smediger of Sacramento. If you need the photocopies I made, please contact me privately with your mailing address. Nancy Phillips ncpsac@comcast.net -------------- Original message -------------- From: bonser@rocketmail.com > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Garrett, Laine, Butts, Gooding, Pugh, Harvey > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADI/2121 > > Message Board Post: > > My mother (Edith Laine Butts, b. 1911, d. 2002) left interesting diaries which I > am "decoding". She reports the death of her father's sister on January 16, > 1930, with the funeral following on Saturday, January 18, 1930. My mother's > entries show her as "Aunt Lizzie", who leaves "Harry" desolate because Aunt > Lizzie was all he had. I know she is referring to Melissa Lain, who married A. > W. Fullreide in 1884 in Iowa. I don't know what happened to Mr. Fullreide, but > I do know he isn't Harry! If someone has access to Sacramento obituaries, I > would love to know what Lizzie's last name was at the time of her death. Other > family members who may be mentioned in an obituary: Clara Snedigar, William > Laine, Andrew, George, John and/or Tom Laine. >