Thanks again Lorene, Her parents are buried in the Oxford Cemetery, also. Here's her father's obituary, if someone should want it. Didn't find one for her mother. Melbourne Times Nov 29, 1951 – Rites Held Sunday For Grover H. Robins Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Oxford Church of Christ for Grover Houston Robins who died November 21 following a heart attack. He was a carpenter and a life-long resident of this county. Mr Robins is survived by his wife, Mrs Betty Gifford Robins; three daughters, Mrs Edith Reynolds and Mrs Thelma Gilstrap, Oxford and Mrs Vivian Roddy, Newburg; two sons, Cleo and R. D. Robins, Wenatchee, Wash.; two brothers, A. O. Robins, Wenatchee, Wash.; and R. R. Robins, Moxie City, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs Niamie (sp) Gifford, Bexar and Mrs Virgie Owens, Brockwell and six grandchildren. Burial was at the Oxford Cemetery with Higginbottam Funeral Service in charge. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorene" <lorene.m@charter.net> To: <arizard@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:17 PM Subject: [ARIZARD] more detailed obit - Gilstrap > Thelma "Granny" Gilstrap > Post a commentPrint > By The Wenatchee World Staff > Tuesday, September 28, 2010 > > Thelma “Granny” Gilstrap, daughter of the late Grover Houston Robins and > Sarah Elizabeth (Gifford) Robins, departed this life on Friday, September > 24, 2010. She was born December 2, 1915, in Newburg, AR. She was united in > marriage to William Harry Gilstrap in Izard County, Arkansas, on November > 29, 1935, and to this union, one child was born. Her husband preceded her > in death on September 21, 1979. She became a member of the Church of > Christ at an early age, and attended King’s Orchard Church of Christ after > moving to Washington state in 1994. She worked in the fruit, harvesting > and packaging, for many years. She also worked at a Guide Lamp factory in > Anderson, IN for a period of time during World War II. She loved her > family. She enjoyed music and singing. She also loved working in her > garden and flowers. > > She is survived by her son, Cleo Gilstrap of Rock Island, WA; grandsons, > Danny Gilstrap of Wenatchee, Randy Gilstrap and wife, Debbie of East > Wenatchee and Timothy Gilstrap and wife, Carri of East Wenatchee; eight > great-grandchildren, Camille Gilstrap White and husband, Jason of > Wenatchee, Jennifer Gilstrap of East Wenatchee, Kaylee, Brandi and Baily > Gilstrap of East Wenatchee, Alex Gilstrap and wife, Brandee of East > Wenatchee and Sam and T.J. Gilstrap of East Wenatchee; two > great-great-granddaughters, Emily White and Avery Gilstrap; two brothers, > Cleo Robins and wife, Nova of Wenatchee and R.D. Robins and wife, Louise > of East Wenatchee; one sister, Vivian Roddy of Mountain Home, AR; and > several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; > husband; and two sisters, Edith Blevins of Mountain Home, AR and Wanda > Roselle Robins. > > A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 2, 2010, > at Telford’s Chapel of the Valley in East Wenatchee, and a Graveside > Service will be held at Noon, Saturday, October 2, 2010, at Oxford > Cemetery in Oxford, AR. Arrangements are by Telford’s Chapel of the > Valley, East Wenatchee. > > Share > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >