Mabry v. Mabry

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

This is a child custody case. On July 16, 1963, Daniel L. Mabry, appellee herein, was granted a divorce on a cross-complaint from his wife, Winona Mabry, and was given custody of the three minor children born to the parties, Danny Mabry Jr., Steven Mabry, and Ronald Mabry. In late 1966, the oldest boy, Danny, ran away from home, and went to live with his mother in Carterville, Illinois. In January, 1967, Mrs. Wilma Mabry, age 64, and mother of Daniel Mabry, and Frances Mabry, sister of Daniel, petitioned the court for custody of Steve and Ronnie,1 asserting that…