Mrs. W. H. Mann, 67 years old, a pioneer of Oklahoma, died at Marshalltown, Iowa, last Sunday following a brief illness. She lived here until two years ago. She has a brother in Perry, Okla. The funeral will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the First Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Riley.

Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
September 27, 1911 page 14

Mann Funeral Today

The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Mann, one of the old settlers of Oklahoma county will take place at Marshall & Harper undertaking parlors in North Broadway, near Ninth street, at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Mann died at Marshalltown, Iowa, September 24, of paralysis, having been born in New York sixty-three years ago. She leaves surviving her three children, Mrs. Bessie Haug of Marshalltown, Ned C. Mann, testing engineer with the United Railway company of St. Louis, and Miss Alice Mann of the Epworth university class of 1910, who resides in this city.

Mr. and Mrs. Mann came to Oklahoma City in March. Mrs. Mann was a director of the old country schoolhouse at Western avenue and Twenty-third street at the time it was replaced by the first section of the Jefferson school at that location. She was prominent in local church work, having been a regular attendant at the First M. E. church from the time the old frame church at Ninth street and Robinson avenue, was established.

Contributed by Marti Graham, October 2003. Information posted as courtesy to researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.