Mae C. (Mayo) Lewis was the sister of Lydia (Mayo) Decker. Her biography and family portraits were published previously here.
Mae died on June 12, 1938, six weeks shy of her 58th birthday, in Dalton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. She suffered from chronic myocarditis, chronic intestinal nephritis, arterial sclerosis, and acute nephritis.
Her obituary was published in The Scranton Tribune, June 14, 1938:
Mrs. Mae Lewis
"Mrs. Mae C. Lewis, 57, died on Sunday night at her home in Dalton. She was a member of the Dalton M. E. Church. Surviving are her husband, W. L. Lewis; five sons, Gilbert, Russell, Earl and Ernest, Dalton, and Duane, New York; two sisters, Mrs. Lettie Decker, Hamburg, N. Y., and Mrs. Lucy Hunt, Newton, and a brother, Alvin Mayo, Nicholson. The funeral will be held on Wednesday at 3 p. m. from the home. The Rev. S. J. Truscott, Dalton M. E. Church, will officiate. Interment in Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton. Arrangements by H. W. Cole & Son, Clarks Summit."
Provided here is a copy of her death certificate. Source: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number 55619.
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