Tulsa World Tulsa, OK August 21, 1997 MARKHAM, Nora Belle Neas Laws was born on Oct. 6, 1897 to William H. and Ellen Jarvis Neas. She passed away on August 18 in Tulsa. She graduated from Broken Arrow High School and attended the U of K where she began a lifelong affiliation with Alpha Chi Omega sorority. After completing her studies she began her teaching career east of Broken Arrow. She later married Collins L. Laws. To this union were born Collins, Jr.; Joan; Len; Alice and Patrick. She and Mr. Laws operated a grocery store in Skiatook. While living there, she became a member of P.E.O. After she was widowed she graduated from Oklahoma State University and taught elementary grades at Bixby and Sperry before retiring. Following retirement, she married Fred N. Markham who also preceded her in death. Nora held memberships in the Oklahoma Education Association, the American Legion Auxiliary at Skiatook and was a Gold Star Mother. She enjoyed her friends and membership in the Asbury United Methodist Church as well as attending reunions including Tulsa County Pioneers' Association, Broken Arrow Pioneers and her children's Skiatook High School reunion events. She always said "your home is where your children grew up". Her eldest son, Collins, Jr., USMC, was killed on Guam in July, 1944. She leaves Joan and husband, Joe Owens of Colorado Springs, Co., Alice and husband, Ernie Goudie of Stillwater, Len Laws of Davenport, Ia. and Patrick Laws of Tulsa; 5 grandchildren and their spouses and 4 ggrandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m., Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the church memorial fund or a charity of choice. Services by Leonard & Marker Funeral Home of Bixby, 366-8288. Wanda Rabb researching RABB (NC/SC), (GANTT (NC), NIX, ROBERTSON, WILSON, CONNER, JONES (Rutherford Co.NC), LAWS (Yancey,Rutherford Co., NC), EDWARDS & KELLEY (NC), CAUSBY & PATTON (Burke/McDowell Co., NC) PAXTON (Union Co, NC > Lancaster, SC), FARRIS & MORRIS (York Co., SC) LOVELACE, HAMRICK, GREEN, and MCSWAIN (Cleveland Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY, FARRIS, LAWS, NIX, PAXTON and RABB Family Mailing LIsts Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html