Wakeman, Letha Evangeline Ward, 1898-1974.

Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman was born in 1898 in Alton, Illinois. She was the daughter of Thomas and Effie Ward, missionaries to Lagos. Wakeman was educated at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She married Andrew Vergil Wakeman, Baptist missionary to the Congo, where they lived from 1922-1926. They returned to the United States when Andrew contracted filariasis. His condition worsened and he spent much of his later life institutionalized. Letha Wakeman became active in the Oregon Migrant Ministry, especially the Migratory Mission, known as Eola Village, in Yamhill County. She became director of the Gleaners Chapel and was named Oregon Mother of the Year in 1973. Wakeman died in 1974.

From the description of Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman papers, 1908-1974. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54068777

From the description of Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman papers [microform], 1908-1974. (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 229668940

From the guide to the Letha Evangeline Ward Wakeman papers, 1908-1974, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)