Pansy Bernardo Merritt

Notes:

The estate auction of Mildred Jr.?s grandmother Pansy was a spectacle that drew some 25,000 Houstonians to Rice University in 1962. It was Pansy?s daughter, Mildred 1, who at 14 was in 1935 was described by The Beaumont Enterprise as a successor to Doris Duke for the honor of ?the richest girl in the world.?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/us/sometimes-the-things-are-not-all-aubusson.html?_r=0

Pansy married Miles Frank Yount about 1900 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. Miles was born on 3 Jan 1880 in Monticello, Drew Co, Arkansas; died on 13 Nov 1933 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Possessions: 13 Apr 1934, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Possessions:
Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Texas)
Apri 13, 1934
Flashes from A.P. Wire
Beaumont - Mildred Yount, 13 year-old daughter of the late Miles Frank Yount, Beaumont oil magnate who died last November, will receive an estate of $4,900,072.76 -- that figure being behalf of the community estate of the oil man and his widow, Pansy Yount - according to an inventory filed with the county clerk here Thursday.

(the 2nd digit in the amount of estate is not clear; might be 0 or 9)

Family/Spouse: Edward Daniel Manion. Edward was born in of, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

never married. Lived in Tanglewood neighborhood in Beaumont.
See The New York Times.com
Texas Monthly: Sometimes the Things are Not all Aubusson
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/us/sometimes-the-things-are-not-all-aubusson.html?_r=0

Died:
Mildred Yount Manion, 71, was born on February 26, 1941, in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of Mildred Frank Yount of Beaumont and Edward Daniel Manion of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the granddaughter of Miles Frank Yount and his wife, Pansy and J. R. Manion and his wife, Sara Kathryn. Mildred was a gentle soul, loved and appreciated by family and friends. Her love for cats and dogs brought her joy, and she was a supporter of the Galveston Island Humane Society. She was also a loyal supporter of free breast cancer screening by the Gift of Life Program. Mildred is survived by her sister, Kathryn Manion Haider; Kathryn's two children, Karyn Haider Goodrich and her husband, Paul and Edward Manion Haider; and by Kathryn's grandchildren, Melanie Anne Goodrich, Haley Hotton Goodrich, and Grace Manion Goodrich. She is also survived by her brother, Edward Daniel Manion, Jr.; Edward's two daughters are Kristin Cherry Acuņa and her husband, Augie and their children, Gus Acuņa and Ava Acuņa; and Courtney Yount Curtis and her daughter, Cammy Curtis. A gathering of her family and friends will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, April 20, 2012, at Broussard's, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2715 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, with interment to follow in Magnolia Cemetery, under the direction of Broussard's. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Mildred's memory may be made to Galveston Island Humane Society, 6814 Broadway, Galveston, Texas 77554; or to Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program, PMB #46 148 S. Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77707

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