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Mellie Mabel LASSETER (b. October 28, 1888, d. August 28, 1969)

Mellie Mabel LASSETER (daughter of John Emery LASSETER and Mary Ann Elizabeth Griffin) was born October 28, 1888 in Williamson County, Texas, and died August 28, 1969 in Odessa, Extor County, Texas. She married Paul M. VAN HORN on May 1909 in Mitchell County, Texas.

Notes for Mellie Mabel LASSETER:
HISTORICAL MARKER IN ODESSA, TEXAS @ 903 NORTH SAM HOUSTON AVENUE: VAN HORN, MELLIE MABEL, AUG 28, 1969, In 1938 widowed businesswoman, "Mrs. Van" moved here to build the Van Horn Place, a boardinghouse designed to attract single schoolteachers. Due to scarce housing, it became Odessa's first coed rooming house. Women & men occupied separate floors. Mrs. Van lived on premise for 12 years before selling in 1950. Arising at 4 AM she packed lunches for oilfield workers, provided family style meals for 6 days a week and served a popular fried chicken lunch every Sunday. Boarders fondly recall her holiday celebrations and continual bridge games. Born in Leander, Texas, she married Paul Van Horn. They had two daughters, Angel & Pauline, devoted to her family & business. She retired at age 72.
"Mellie" may be abbreviation for "Permelia".

More About Mellie Mabel LASSETER and Paul M. VAN HORN:
Marriage: May 1909, Mitchell County, Texas.

Children of Mellie Mabel LASSETER and Paul M. VAN HORN are:

Pauline VAN HORN, b. 1911, Texas, d., Texas.
+Mary Florence VAN HORN, b. October 12, 1918, New Mexico, d. Abt. 1980, Odessa, Extor County, Texas.