Margaret Blanch Mitchell ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Margaret was Margaret Blanche Mitchell.⁴

   FamilySearch ID: 9N98-V3W.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Occupation: clerk, Kadel Art Shop on 19 Jul 1941 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN.

2. Newspaper: Anderson Daily Bulletin, 24 Jan 1973, Anderson, Madison, IN. Hoosiers react to cease fire
by The Associated Press.

"We will know the moment of truth soon," said Mrs. Samuel E. Beecher Jr., Terre Haute, whose son has been missing in action since June 11, 1967, Chief Warrant Officer Quentin R. Beecher was an Army helicopter pilot.
"We're dazed," Mrs. Beecher said. "We're so absolutely close to the end of this horrendous business. The vigil has been a nightmare. President Nixon used the word vigil, but it's been more light a nightmare for us."

3. Obituary: Daily Item: obituary of Margaret M. Beecher on 31 Jul 2002 in Sunbury, Northumberland, PA. ³ Margaret M. Beecher, 83, formerly of 50 N. Front St., died Monday, July 29, 2002, at Grandview Health Care Center, where she lived since 1997. She was born Nov. 19, 1918, in Tulsa, Okla., a daughter of the late Waldo and Gladys (Rippetoe) Mitchell. Mrs. Beecher was a housewife. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Roberta A. and Rodney Brown of Milton and Elizabeth K. and Mark Schultz of Broomfield, Colo.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dr. David Mitchell of Terre Haute, Ind. and Dr. Howard Mitchell of Stockton, Calif.; and one sister, Roberta Deagan of Lafayette, Ind. 83, Danville A son, Quentin R. Beecher, was a chief warrant officer in the Army, where he was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He is listed as Missing In Action. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 18 E. Center St., Danville, by the Rev. Dominick Mammarella, retired. Burial will be in Terre Haute at the convenience of the family. Contributions may be made to the Quentin R. Beecher Memorial Award in Aviation, in care of Manager of Scholarships, Indiana State University Foundation, Terre Haute, In 47809-1202. Funeral arrangements were by the David J. Brady Funeral Home, 320 Church St., Danville.

Margaret married Samuel Edison Beecher Jr., son of Samuel Edison Beecher Sr. and Katharine Swope, on 19 Jul 1941 in , Vigo, IN.¹ (Samuel Edison Beecher Jr. was born on 1 Aug 1918 in Terre Haute, Vigo, IN,^{1 4 5} died on 17 Jul 2008 in Milton, Northumberland, PA ^{1 5} and was buried in North Terre Haute: Roselawn Cemetery, Vigo, IN ¹.)