Reba Elnore Bruder and Elmo Kenneth McMahan

ELMO KENNETH MCMAHAN was born December 6, 1907 in Lexington, McLean, Illinois,⁷³⁷⁷ and died September 27, 1960 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia.^{37, 12749}

He married REBA ELNORE BRUDER on April 16, 1927 in LaPorte County, Indiana,⁸⁷⁹⁰ daughter of MARY MELVINA STREET and EDGAR FRANKLIN BRUDER. She was born October 30, 1904 in Pontiac, Livingston, Illinois,^{56, 7766} and died February 24, 1990 in Memorial Hospital, Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska.^{56, 7766} She is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, LaPorte, Indiana.^{456, 7766}

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  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Reba E. Bruder)

Children of REBA ELNORE BRUDER and ELMO KENNETH MCMAHAN:

1. JESSE LEE MCMAHAN, b. November 11, 1927, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ d. January 28, 1954, Holy Family Hospital, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ bur. Grovertown Cemetery, Starke County, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
2. JIMMY GALE MCMAHAN, b. December 25, 1928, La Crosse, LaPorte, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. September 17, 2019.¹¹²⁴⁰
3. RONALD DEAN MCMAHAN, b. January 13, 1930, La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ m. CARMA JEAN GARLING on November 18, 1950²²⁵⁰; d. February 14, 2002, Foley, Baldwin, Alabama.²²⁵⁰
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Obituaries

Thomasville Times-Enterprise, September 29, 1960¹²⁷⁴⁹

Elmo McMahan Succumbs Here

Elmo Kenneth McMahan, 81, of Thomasville died here Tuesday after a brief illness.

Funeral services were scheduled for 4 p.m. today at the Kirkland-Croy-Hughes Home for Funerals with the Rev. William H. Lowe officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers include Woody Faircloth, C. H. Floyd, Randall Boyd, Hubert Alligood, Joe I. Harris and Bill Gladston.

A native of Lexington, Ill., Mr. McMahan had resided in this area for the past 10 years. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, James and Dennis McMahan, both of LaCrosse, Indiana, Ronald McMahan, Wheatfield, Ind.; a daughter, Mrs. Joyce LaFond, Portland, Ore.; two brothers, George and Bernie McMahan, both of LaCrosse, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Klopfenstein, Champaign, Ill.

Vidette-Messenger, February 26, 1990⁷⁷⁶⁶

Reba E. McMahan

FREMONT, Neb. — Reba E. McMahan, 85, of Fremont, Neb., formerly of LaCrosse, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 1990, at Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

She was born Oct. 30, 1904, in Pontiac, Ill., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bruder.

Mrs. McMahan lived in Fremont for 10 years, coming from LaCrosse.

Surviving are one daughter, Joyce LaFond of Nebraska; two sons, Jimmy of LaCrosse, and Ronald McMahan of Wheatfield; three sisters, Mary Carpenter of Wanatah, Ina Mae Heinold of LaCrosse, Joyce Pumroy of Kouts; four brothers, Clyde of Knox, Melvin of Westville, Dale and Robert Bruder, both of LaCrosse; 13 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren.

Services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in LaCrosse; Rev. Art Heemer officiating; burial at Oak Grove Cemetery; visitation 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at Kosanke Funeral Home; memorials to the United Methodist Church in LaCrosse.

Post-Tribune, February 22, 2002¹⁶⁸

RONALD D. McMAHAN

Age 72, of Wheatfield, Indiana passed away at his winter home in Foley, Alabama on February 14, 2002. Mr. McMahan is survived by his wife, Carma Jean; sons, Dale of Grant Park, Illinois and Stephen Lee of Wheatfield, Indiana; one daughter, Patricia Ann Teeguarden of Marion, Indiana; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; one brother, Jim McMahan; and one sister, Joyce LaFond. Mr. McMahan was a Millwright at United States Steel, #1 Caster and also served in the United States Army from 1950 to 1952. He was preceded by his parents and two brothers. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 4 to 8 P.M. on Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at the Boersma Funeral Home, 90 E. Grove Street, Wheatfield, Indiana. Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 10:30 A.M. from the Funeral Home.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
April 25, 19102241	Dewey, LaPorte, Indiana	Edgar Franklin Bruder Mary Melvina Street Hazel Vivian Bruder Reba Elnore Bruder Chauncey Glenn Bruder
January 3, 19202240	Dewey, LaPorte, Indiana	Edgar Franklin Bruder Mary Melvina Street Reba Elnore Bruder Chauncey Glenn Bruder Clyde Raymond Bruder Ina Mae Bruder Mary Bruder Thelma Joyce Bruder
April 8, 19302244	La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana	Elmo Kenneth McMahan Reba Elnore Bruder Jesse Lee McMahan Jimmy Gale McMahan Ronald Dean McMahan
April 13, 19402690	La Crosse, LaPorte, Indiana	Elmo Kenneth McMahan Reba Elnore Bruder Jesse Lee McMahan Jimmy Gale McMahan Ronald Dean McMahan Daughter