Continuation of tree (3rd child of Leon Alvin Lashomb/Ethel Sophia Frego); all known surname descendants:
10 Hugh William Lashomb b: 10 November 1926 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 29 May 2010 Cherokee, Swain, NC
+Myrtle Youngbird b: 18 October 1919 Cherokee, Swain, NC; m: 1948 Biloxi, MS [Rufus/Rebecca Wolfe]; d: 3 December 2007 Cherokee, Swain, NC
Notes for Hugh William Lashomb:
Census
- 1940 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, New York: Leon La Shomb 37 [$3000 house value] laborer/aluminum plant, wife Ethel 36, Victor 16, Harvey 14, Hugh 13, Eileen 12, Leon Jr. 10, Stanley 8, Earl 5, Clark 4. [Grant Road]
- 1950 District of Columbia, Washington: Hugh W. La Shome 23 armed forces, wife Myrtle E. 30 registered nurse/private homes.
Obituary: Smoky Mountain Times (NC), Tuesday, 1 June 2010: Hugh William LaShomb, 83, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday May 29, 2010 at Cherokee Indian Hospital. LaShomb was born in Massena, N.Y. on Nov. 10, 1926. He was the son of the late Leon LaShomb and Ethel Fregoe LaShomb. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Myrtle Youngbird LaShomb, whom he married in 1948 at the Catholic Church in Biloxi, Miss. He attended Sacred Heart School in Massena, N.Y., St. Joseph Academy Brasher, N.Y. and Southwestern Community College in Sylva. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1947 and in the U.S. Air Force from 1947 to 1970. He worked at Cherokee Post Office for 14 years from 1974 to 1988. Hugh was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cherokee, American Legion, VFW, Lions Club, and the Air Force Sergeants Association. He is survived by four brothers: Earl and wife Mia LaShomb of Phoenix, Victor and wife Pauline LaShomb of Massena, N.Y., Harvey LaShomb of Brasher Falls, N.Y., and Clark and wife June LaShomb of Norfolk, N.Y.; a sister-in-law, Ruth Youngbird Beck of Cherokee, and 53 nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cherokee on Tuesday with burial in the Jarrett Blythe Cemetery. Military rites were conducted by the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 Cherokee. The family received friends Tuesday at the church. Crisp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.
Tombstone Inscription, Blythe Cemetery, Jackson County, NC: Mrytle Y. / Oct 18, 1919 / Dec 5, 2007 / Hugh W. / Nov 10, 1926 / May 29, 2010 / LaSHOMB
Notes for Myrtle Youngbird:
Obituary: Asheville Citizen Times (Asheville, NC), Thursday, 6 December 2007: Cherokee - Myrtle E. Youngbird LaShomb, 88, of the Yellowhill community, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Cherokee Indian Hospital. The daughter of the late Rufus Youngbird and Rebecca Wolfe, she was a native of Cherokee. After graduating from Cherokee High School, she attended Haskell Institute in Kansas, and then went to work for the Papago Indian Tribe in Arizona. She then attended nursing school at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C. She would meet and marry her husband of 59 years, Hugh LaShomb, and travel across the country from Maryland to Mississippi, Alaska to Utah, before returning to North Carolina, where she worked for many years as a nurse before retiring in 1987, as director of nursing at Cherokee Hospital. After retiring, she became very active as an artist, as well as with Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, where she was a lector and chairperson of the Parish Council. She was also very active in the Kateri Circle and attended many Tekakwitha conferences around the country. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Walker. She is survived by her husband, Hugh LaShomb, and a sister, Ruth Beck, of Cherokee. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Shawn O'Neal officiating. Burial will be in Jarrett Blythe Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Crisp Funeral Home, as well as Friday from 11 a.m. until the service hour at the church. A memorial fund will be established in her name at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Myrtle LaShomb Memorial Fund, Cherokee, NC.
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- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 30 April 2024.