Viola Mae Paul
F, #43614, b. 8 June 1914, d. 29 September 1998
Last Edited=28 Jan 2021
Her married name was Buffington.2 Viola Mae Paul is also referred to as Viola May Paul in some sources.1,3,4 She was born on 8 June 1914.3,4 She was the daughter of Fred Alfred Paul and Stella May Wiest.1 Viola Mae Paul married John Robert Buffington, son of Milton O. Buffington and Maude E. Klinger, on 26 March 1934, Dauphin County, PA.2,5 Viola Mae Paul died on 29 September 1998, At home, Mountain View Road, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 84.3
Newspaper obituary:
Viola Mae Buffington
Viola Mae Buffington, 84, of Mountain View Road, Elizabethville, died Tuesday at home.
Born in RD Klingerstown, June 8, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Stella Wiest Paul.
She was a retired seamstress at the former Dormar Manufacturing Co., Gratz.
She was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, and its Willing Workers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
Surviving are a sister, Anna Lou Miller, RD Elizabethville; two nieces.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Simeon United Lutheran Church. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 30 Sep 1998, Wed, Page 2.6
She was buried on 3 October 1998, at Simeon United Lutheran Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,6,3
Newspaper obituary:
Viola Mae Buffington
Viola Mae Buffington, 84, of Mountain View Road, Elizabethville, died Tuesday at home.
Born in RD Klingerstown, June 8, 1914, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Stella Wiest Paul.
She was a retired seamstress at the former Dormar Manufacturing Co., Gratz.
She was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, and its Willing Workers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
Surviving are a sister, Anna Lou Miller, RD Elizabethville; two nieces.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Simeon United Lutheran Church. The Rev. Barry Ridge will officiate. Interment will be in Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz. James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, is in charge of arrangements.
Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 30 Sep 1998, Wed, Page 2.6
She was buried on 3 October 1998, at Simeon United Lutheran Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.4,6,3
| Father* | Fred Alfred Paul1 b. 27 Jul 1892, d. 2 May 1944 |
| Mother* | Stella May Wiest1 b. 1894, d. 21 Mar 1973 |
Children of Viola Mae Paul and John Robert Buffington
- Robert Paul Buffington7 b. 18 Jan 1932, d. 13 Jul 1933
- Janice Mae Buffington1 b. 5 May 1938, d. 28 Apr 1989
Citations
- [S231] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 4, no. 1 (1989): p. 107.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
- [S250] George H. Schwalm and N. Daniel Schwalm, "All In The Family," Journal of the Johannes Schwalm Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 3 (1999): p. 106.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135721406/…
- [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021209; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Viola Mae Buffington, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 30 Sep 1998, Wed, Page 2.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135721285/…