Jacques Mete' Descendants

Ethel Louise Leonard, longtime resident of West Seattle, passed away on August 4, 2008 at Providence Mt. St. Vincent, surrounded by her loving family. Ethel was aged 107. She was born March 24, 1901 in Cumberland, Maryland. She leaves behind two daughters, Shirley Johnson of West Seattle and Dorothy Reinhardt of Hawaii. Two children, Charles Leonard and June Leo, preceded her in death. She has eight grandchildren, Floyd, Kimberle, Linda, Wayne, Nancy, Cheryl, Bonnie and Larry, and ten great-grandchildren, Travis, Jennifer, Charlie, Kenneth, McKenzie, Brandon, Kelli, Chad, Kyle and Larry. There will be a Memorial service at the Mt. St. Vincent chapel, 4831 35th Avenue SW, on Saturday, August 16 at 1PM, with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Red Cross or Swedish Hospice. Author's note: Ethel was the daughter of James Louis Metty and his wife Elizabeth Hollar.

This is the obituary of my great aunt, Nelly Metty Hoban, previously listed in this blog as the "Oldest Living Metty" descendant. She was actually the second oldest as her older sister, Ethel, was still alive at that time. Nelly passed away this summer, preceded in death--by one week--by her older sister, Ethel. Nelly was 101 years old; her sister, Ethel, was 107. Nelly was the daughter of James Louis and Elizabeth (Holler) Metty, the grand-daughter of Gilbert and Ellen (Laird) Metty, the great grand-daughter of Leander and Mary Ann (Mouton) Metty, and the great-great-grand-daughter of Felix and Catherine (LeMay) Metty. During World War II when her husband enlisted in the Navy, Nelly worked in an ammunitions factory--a true "Rosy the Riveter" girl. At Nelly's 100th birthday party, she offered this advice: "Live each and every day to the fullest, because life is too short to worry or be unhappy".