Marie Ruth Lohry and Otis Martin Ballou

OTIS MARTIN BALLOU, son of KATHERINE LILLIE V. FLETCHER and EMOR SMITH BALLOU, was born April 20, 1907 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,⁷³⁷⁷ and died April 29, 1986 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

He married MARIE RUTH LOHRY on June 10, 1932.^{2833, 4297} She was born December 17, 1911 in Nebraska,²⁸³³ and died March 22, 1984 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.²⁷⁹³ She is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

Biography of Otis M. Ballou
Personal Information
Education
Clubs and Associations
Marriage Announcements and News
Obituaries

Census Records

Children of MARIE RUTH LOHRY and OTIS MARTIN BALLOU:

Daughter
Son

Personal Information

Marie Ruth Lohry was a member of the First Congregational Church, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska. ²⁷⁹³

Education

Otis M. Ballou

graduated from Ashland High School, Saunders County, Nebraska⁴²⁹⁷

Marie R. Lohry

graduated from Ashland High School, Saunders County, Nebraska⁴²⁹⁷
attended University of Nebraska Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska⁴²⁹⁷

Clubs and Associations

Marie Ruth Lohry was a member of the Chapter BD, P.E.O.²⁷⁹³

Marriage Announcements and News

Sunday Journal & Star, July 10, 1932⁴²⁹⁷

A wedding ceremony took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lohry, June 30, when their daughter Marie Ruth became the bride of Otis M. Ballou, son of E. S. Ballou. The marriage lines were read by Rev. W. N. Wallis in the presence of immediate relatives. The bride wore a jacket frock of pink georgette with a tight fitting bodice and long flared skirt, and a yoke of ivory lace. The improvised altar was decorated with pink roses and ferns. Mr. and Mrs. Ballou are taking a motor trip through South Dakota, after which they will be a home near Ashland. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ballou are graduates of Ashland high school and Mrs. Ballou attended Kearney State Teachers college. She has spent the past four years teaching at Yutan and Ashland.

Obituaries

Ashland Gazette, March 29, 1984²⁷⁹³

Mrs. Ballou, 82, dies at Lincoln

Mrs. Otis M. Ballou, 82, of Ashland died at Lincoln Thursday, March 22.

The funeral was held Saturday morning, March 24, at the First Congregational church, with the Rev. Daphne Resch officiating. Mrs. C. D. Lutton was organist. Pallbearers were Curtis Bromm, Daryl Bromm, David Booth, C. D. Lutton, Robert Wilson, and Carl Anderson. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery.

Marie Ruth Lohry, daughter of Fred H. and Nellie V. Lohry, was born on a farm north of Memphis, Dec., 17, 1911. She attended Kearney State Teachers College, and for several years she taught rural schools near Yutan and north of Ashland.

In 1932 she married Otis M. Ballou and they lived on the farm north of Ashland where Mr. Ballou was born and raised. A daughter and a son were born to them. They lived on the farm for 38 years, retiring and moving to Ashland in 1970.

Mrs. Ballou was an active member of the First Congregational Church and its Women’s Fellowship, and was a member of Chapter BD, P.E.O.

She is survived by her husband; one son, Earl M. Ballou of Omaha; five grandchildren, Michael Ballou of San Antonio, Tex., Douglas Goodfellow of Fort Collins, Colo., Kelley Burdette of Battle Creek, Mich., Darlene Wilson of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Jeanine Ballou of Kansas City; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Nitz of Ashland; one uncle; two nieces; one nephew; and several cousins. Her daughter, Mrs. Jeanine Marie Goodfellow, preceded her in death.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 22, 1910³⁰²	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Emor Smith Ballou Katherine Lillie V. Fletcher Earl Benjamin Ballou Otis Martin Ballou
January 20, 1920²⁹⁹	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Emor Smith Ballou Katherine Lillie V. Fletcher Earl Benjamin Ballou Otis Martin Ballou
April 26, 1940²⁴⁹¹	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Otis Martin Ballou Marie Ruth Lohry Daughter Son Emor Smith Ballou
April 3, 1950⁹⁴⁶²	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Otis Martin Ballou Marie Ruth Lohry Daughter Son