Tulare County CA Archives Obituaries.....Balaam, Katie May (Tetrick) July 11, 1957
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Unknown newspaper, July 18, 1957
“Funeral Services For Katie Balaam Held On Saturday
Funeral services were held at the Exeter Hadley chaptel [sic] Saturday [July 
13] morning for Mrs. Katie May Balaam, 65, well known resident of this part of 
Tulare county, who died Thursday [July 11] at her home south of Farmersville.
Rev. John Trimble of the Farmersville Methodist church officiated and 
concluding services were under the auspices of the Orange Blossom Rebekah lodge 
of Exeter.  Casket bearers were W. F. Jordan, Henry Mehrten, Claude Johnson, J. 
E. Jordan, T. S. McFall and Frank Amendola.  Burial was in the Exeter cemetery.
Mrs. Balaam was born in Chetopa, Kansas, but came to Porterville with her 
parents when she was one year old.  She moved to the Farmersville area 57 years 
ago.  She married Edward D. Balaam in February, 1914, and they have made their 
home near Farmersville since then.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Robert B. Long 
of Lockwood; four sisters, Mrs. Nora C. Bequette, Mrs. Ida C. Johnston, Mrs. 
Cora L. Frans and Mrs. Dona Bequette, all of Farmersville; two grandchildren, 
Robert B. Long Jr. and Miles Edward Long, both of Lockwood.” END


Additional Comments:
Unknown newspaper, July 18, 1957 (Thursday). Copy of obituary clipping obtained 
from the Sequoia Genealogical Society, Tulare, California.

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