Mrs. Mattie Lou Elmore, former Green County resident, died October 25, [1945], at her home in Mason City, Ill., after a long illness. She was the wife of Albert H. Elmore. The daughter of the late Peter D. and Rebecca Cantrell, Mrs. Elmore was born February 17, 1880, in Green County and lived here until after her marriage. She was married in 1896 and 10 years later moved to Illinois. In another four months she would have celebrated her golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Elmore is survived by her husband; three children, Mrs. Flora Elmore, Mrs. Alberta Wolf, and Peter Elmore, all of Illinois; one brother, Robert L. Cantrell, Green County, three sisters, Mrs. Lee Noe, Mrs. Hattie Scott, and Mrs. Ida Scott, all of Green County, and seven grandchildren. A brother, James Cantrell, and a sister, Mrs. Cisey Noe, preceded her in death.
Transcribed by Wanda Bagby Carlson for Karen Jorgensen
Obituaries of Green Co. Ky. Vol. II, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 19.