Lula Ree (Mayfield) Layton (1921 - 1994)

Born 7 Mar 1921 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Died 24 Sep 1994 at age 73 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Lula Ree Mayfield was born on Mar 07, 1921 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the seventh child of George W Mayfield and Sarah Ann Floyd. ^[1]

She had six siblings, namely: James Elbert, Mattie Velma, Ruby Lee, Bertie Mae, George Woodie, and Eula Ree.

She died on Sep 24, 1994 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Forrest General Hospital; Age at Death: 73). ^[2]

When she was 17, she married William Eddie "Lee" Bounds about 1939 (based upon first child's birth).

When she was 67, she married her twin sister's husband, Jefferson Luther Layton,son of David Moses Layton and Vivian Viola Shows, on Aug 20, 1988 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.

Lula Ree Mayfield lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, USA (Coal Town Cemetery). ^[3]

William Eddie "Lee" Bounds and Lula Ree Mayfield had the following children:

1. Robert Eddie Bounds was born on Jul 27, 1940 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 16, 2004 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 64).
2. Bettie Lee Bounds.

Jefferson Luther Layton and Lula Ree Mayfield had no children.

Lula Ree Layton ^[2]

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg for Lula Ree Bounds Layton, 73, of Hattiesburg, who died Sept. 24, 1994, at Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

The Rev. C.R. Williams will officiate. Interment will be in Coaltown Cemetery in Purvis.

Pallbearers will be Richard Bounds, Robert E. Bounds, George Mayfield, Harold Lee, Frank Hachmuth and Scott Bourne.

A native of Mize, Mrs. Layton had lived most of her life in the Hattiesburg area. She was a homemaker and a member of Central Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Betty Wade of Hattiesburg; one son, Robert E. Bounds of Clarksville, Tenn.; four grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.

Published in Hattiesburg American, 26 Sep 1994, Mon, Page 5

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Lula Ree Bounds [Lula B Layton] [Lula Ree Mayfield] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 7 Mar 1921 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi [Mize, Mississippi] Death Date: 24 Sep 1994 Father: George W Mayfield Mother: Sarah A Floyd Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Aug 1948: Name listed as LULA REE BOUNDS; 02 Sep 1988: Name listed as LULA B LAYTON
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary for Lula Ree Mayfield Bounds Layton Clipped from Hattiesburg American, 26 Sep 1994, Mon, Page 5
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-2V4K : 11 July 2016), Lula Ree Bounds, 1994; Burial, Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, United States of America, Coal Town Cemetery; citing record ID 51900968, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLZG-T68 : 19 May 2014), Lula B Layton, 24 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-66Y : accessed 4 June 2018), Lula Ree Bounds in household of E L Bounds, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-11, sheet 2B, line 52, family 36, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-KQS : accessed 4 June 2018), Lula R Mayfield in household of Evan H Kennedy, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3A, line 9, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.