Mamie Saxton Severance, daughter of Ray and Margaret David Saxton, was born March 15, 1874, near Berlin, Wis., and died in Independence Hospital, Hammond, La., November 15, 1950. She had been confined to her bed for nearly a month before entering the hospital on November 9.
In June of 1895 she married Rolla J. Severance. They moved to Hammond, La., in 1940 when Rev. Mr. Severance accepted the pastorate of the Hammond Seventh Day Baptist Church. Mrs. Severance carried on as acting pastor for six years after her husband's death in June, 1942.
She is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Jessie Langworthy and Mrs. Lillie Ingersoll, both of Dodge Center, Minn.; one daughter, Mrs. Earl V. Godfrey, of Philadelphia, Pa.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Fred LeBlanc of Hammond, La.; and a grandson, Pvt. Zale D. Godfrey, US Air Force. - Mrs. F. LeB.
