Lucy P. (Mayo) Hunt, was the sister of Lydia (Mayo) Decker. She was born May 8, 1876, in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Her biography and family portraits were published previously here.
Lucy died at the age of 81, on September 27, 1957, in Newton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. She was widowed and her usual residence was given as a farm in Newton, stating that she had been there for four years up until her death. The informant for her death was Anson C. Miller. She was buried on September 30, 1957 at Scott Valley Cemetery in Montdale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania.
Her obituary was printed in The Scranton Tribune, Sat., Sept. 28, 1957:
Mrs. Frank Hunt, 81, Newton, Clarks Summit RD 8, died unexpectedly yesterday morning at the home of her son, Anson C. Miller, with whom she resided. Mrs. Hunt, who had resided with her son for the past four years, leaves 87 survivors.
Born in Bradford County, Mrs. Hunt had resided in the Abington area most of her life. A daughter of the late Oscar and Lycenia Strong Mayo, she was a member of Clarks Summit Pentecostal Church and its Sunday School. Her first husband, Floyd Miller, died in 1901, and her second husband died in 1951.
Surviving in addition to her son are four daughters, Mrs. George Lee, Newton; Miss Bessie Hunt, Olyphant RD 1; Mrs. Frank Richards, Newton, and Mrs. Lawrence White, Clarks Summit; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Iva Williams, Newark, N. J .; a stepson, Charles, Peckville; a brother, Alvin Mayo, Forkston; 33 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 South State St., Clarks Summit, at 2 p. m. Monday. The Rev. David Laquintano, Clarks Summit Pentecostal Church, will officiate. Interment, Montdale. Friends may call from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Sunday.
Lucy's cause of death was "Coronary Insufficiency", onset three hours before her death. The official death certificate from the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; (Certificate Number #81110) is shown here:
This document was found in the Pennsylvania Archives online.
For more information about the Mayo family, click here.
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