This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: May, Conley, Harris, Montgomery, Bradley Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1803 Message Board Post: RANDY MAY ALLEN, Texas — Services for Randy C. May, 41, Allen, Texas, are 2 p.m. today at Eastman Baptist Church, Eastman, Okla., the Rev. Terry Tolbert and Jimmy May officiating. Burial follows at Rubottom Cemetery, Rubottom, Okla. A memorial service was 9:30 a.m. today at Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church at Allen, Texas. Mr. May died Sept. 9, 2003, at a Dallas hospital. He was born Oct. 7, 1961, at Fremont, Calif., to James C. and Anita Conley Harris. He graduated from Turner High School in 1979 and received an associate’s degree from Murray State College, Tishomingo, Okla. He worked in the cable television business for 10 years. He lived in Allen and Plano for the past six years, where he was senior operations manager for Kelly Management Services. He was a member of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church, Allen. He married LeeAnne Montgomery June 6, 1981, at Eastman. They lived in Lone Grove, Okla., Ada, Okla., and Durant, Okla. He was preceded in death by his father, Jim C. May, June 26, 1982; his grandfathers, Cliff Bradley, Cliff Conley; and his grandmother, Nadine Conley. Survivors include his wife, LeeAnne May, of the home; his mother and stepfather, Anita and Richard Harris, Euless, Texas; two daughters, Malori May and Natalie May, both of the home; a son, Michael May, of the home; two brothers, Jimmy May and wife Glenda, Healdton, Okla., Danny May and wife Suzanne, Euless; his grandmother, Maxine Bradley, Marietta, Okla.; and his father-in-law and wife, J.C. and Rowena Montgomery, Eastman. Bearers are Greg Hallum, Tim Montgomery, Danny May, Chet Fisher, Dillon May and Montre Douglass. Honorary bearers are Cameron Riddels and Hyman Sharpe. Memorials may be made to the May Family Recovery Fund, c/o Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home. Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home, Marietta. Source: Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: The Ada Evening News Sept 11 - Sept 19, 2003. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Rita Floyd <[email protected]>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Floyd, Irbin, Sipes, Free, Henry, Brandenberger Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1802 Message Board Post: Services for Jack Floyd of Marietta will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Tommy Higle and Rev. Judy Gayler. Born July 9, 1919, in Ardmore, the son of Frank and Flora Irbin Floyd, Mr. Floyd died March 25, 1997, in the Love County Health Center, Marietta, at the age of 77. He had lived in Marietta since 1993, moving here from Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Floyd was retired from oil field services and was of the First Christian Church belief. He and Vivian Sipes were married March 29, 1951, in Ardmore. Survivors include a brother, Odell Floyd of Keller, Texas; three sisters, Pat Free of Newton Square, Pennsylvania, Jo Henry of Atlanta, Georgia, and Cecilia Brandenberger of Alameda, California; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Floyd was preceded in death by his wife on August 4, 1990; a sister and a brother. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home. Assisting as pallbearers will be James Moffett, Mike Buxton, Jack Drennan, Dick Michael, Bill Shankles and Rod Shankles. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, March 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith, Blankenship, Welch Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1801 Message Board Post: Services for Clara Lee Smith of Lone Grove were at 11:00 a.m. Monday in the Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. L.D. Choate officiating. Mrs. Smith was born February 23, 1923, at Courtney and died March 21, 1997, in the Mercy Memorial Health Center, Ardmore, at the age of 74. She was the daughter of Earl and Tilda Welch Blankenship. Mrs. Smith had made her home at Courtney before moving to Lone Grove six years ago. She married Nat L. Smith April 29, 1975, in Marietta. Mrs. Smith was a retired secretary and a member of the Rubottom Baptist Church. She also attended the Lone Grove Senior Citizens Center and was an avid bingo player. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Margie Light of Lone Grove; three grandsons and their wives, Randy and Raquel Light, Bobby and Marla Light and Tadd and Melanie Light; and four great-grandchildren. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband on September 20, 1988; an infant daughter; and two brothers, Arthur Blankenship and Jack Blankenship. Interment in the Bourland-Belleville Cemetery, Courtney, was directed by the Kennedy Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Randy Light, Bobby Light, Tadd Light, Len Evans, Larry Don Blankenship and Brendon Blankenship. Honorary pallbearers included Larry Blankenship, Cotton Grant, Tankie Spivey, Haskell Blankenship, Leonard Evans and Gene Jackson. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, March 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Walden, Roberts, Black, Tellier Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1800 Message Board Post: Services for Lafayette M. Walden of Marietta will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W.Z. DeMent officiating. Mr. Walden was born May 19, 1911, at Thackerville, and died March 26, 1997, in the Love County Health Center, Marietta, at the age of 85. He was the son of William Edward and Mary Alice Roberts Walden. Mr. Walden had made his home in Wichita Falls, Texas, for 43 years before moving to Marietta in 1979. He married Willie Ethel Black in 1933 in Marietta. A retired city bus driver in Wichita Falls, Mr. Walden was a Mason and a member of the Marietta Christian Fellowship Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Walden of the home in Marietta; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Shirley Ann Walden of Quanah, Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and James Tellier of Allen, Texas; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Walden was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Joe Walden in 1953; five brothers and two sisters. Services will be directed by Kennedy Funeral Home with interment in Lakeview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be James Tellier, Danny Alexander, Lawrence Black, David Kerr, Toney Hearell and Joel Hodges. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, Marach 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ward, Sullivan, Ashcraft, Cartwright, Norvell Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1799 Message Board Post: Services for Luther A. "Buck" Ward, 67, were Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home Chapel, Ardmore, conducted by Bob Smee, Northeast Church of Christ. Born July 16, 1929, at Tahoka, Texas, the son of Andrew Jackson and Mabel Lee Sullivan Ward, Mr. Ward died March 20, 1997, in an Ardmore hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Ward had spent his life working in the oil fields of Oklahoma, Alaska and offshore with mainly the Noble, Parker and Thomas Drilling Companies, retiring in 1990. He and Joy Ashcraft were married October 30, 1949, at Wilson, and they moved to Ardmore in 1960. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Joy Ward of the home; a daughter, Nicole Ward, also of the home; three sons, Verlin Gene Ward of Lone Grove, and Donald Lee Ward and Dana Andrew Ward of Ardmore; two sisters, Bessie Cartwright of Morton, Texas, and Jessie Norvell of Andrews, Texas; three brothers, Eric Ward of Marietta, Bill Ward of Macomb and Billy Jack Ward of Ardmore; his mother-in-law, Irene Ashcraft of Gainesville, Texas; five grandchildren and four great-grand-children. Mr. Ward was preceded in death by a grandson, Verlin G. Ward II. Services were directed by Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Vernon Denney, Kenneth Raines, Lester Ford, Robert Layton, James Layton and Keith Blankenship. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, March 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Baxley, Banks, Thomas, Dewbre Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1798 Message Board Post: Services for Cleo B. Baxley were Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Courtney United Methodist Church with Rev. Larry Adkisson officiating. Born May 22, 1919, at Belleville, Mrs. Baxley died February 26, 1997, in the Love County Health Center, Marietta, at the age of 77. She was the daughter of Nathan and Eula Thomas Banks. A resident of Courtney all of her life, she married Clifford T. Baxley November 23, 1938, at Belleville. Mrs. Baxley was a member of the Courtney United Methodist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. She was also the past president of the Love County Council, past president of the Belleville Cemetery Association and cemetery organizer. Survivors include her husband, Clifford T. Baxley of the home at Courtney; a son and daughter-in-law, Malcolm and Mary Lou Baxley of Courtney; a daughter and son-in-law, Gaye and Glen Dewbre of Courtney; a sister; and a grandson, John Clifford Dewbre. Mrs. Baxley was preceded in death by two infant brothers. Interment in the Bourland-Belleville Cemetery, Courtney, was under the direction of the Kennedy Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers were Dr. Tom O'Connor, Steve Smith, Jr., Gene Jackson, Tankie Spivey, L.J. Chapman and James Glenn. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, March 7, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Collins, Hisel, Noble, Simpson, Jackson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1797 Message Board Post: Graveside services for Fred W. Collins, 83, Mill Crekk were at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Oaklawn Cemetery. Officiating was Rev. Bill Crawford. Mr. Collins was born May 3, 1912, at Geronimo, the son of Edward T. and Minnie H. Hisel Collins, and died November 18, 1995, at Sulphur. Mr. Collins grew up in the Sulphur area and graduated from Oklahoma A&M. Mr. Collins, an employee of the Soil Conservation Department before his retirmement, worked in the Marietta office for a number of years. He and the former Thelma Noble were married May 13, 1938, in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Collins was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thelma Collins of the home; two sons, John E. Collins of Mill Creek and Terry D. Collins of Bixby; two sisters, Martha Simpson of Clovis, California, and Essie Jackson; and six grandchildren. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by a son, Danny; two brothers, Vol and Ernest; and two sisters, Beatrice and Beoria. Services were directed by Clagg Funeral Home. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, November 24, 1995, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Adcock Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1796 Message Board Post: Graveside services for Claudia L. Davis were at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Lakeview Cemetery with Rev. Roland Luelf, minister of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Born October 30, 1915, in Love County, Mrs. Davis died November 19, 1995, in the Elmbrook Senior Citizen Suite, Ardmore, at the age of 80. She was the daughter of A.G. and Sally Stuckey Long. Mrs. Davis had lived in Ardmore since 1978, moving there from Vinita. She retired from the Northeast Oklahoma Electric Co-op of Vinita after 35 years of service. Mrs. Davis was a life member and served as the past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, Vinita Chapter #20 and was the past Mother Advisor of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls, Assembly #7, also of Vinita. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Vinita. She and Hollis Davis were married October 15, 1943, at Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky. Survivors include a sister, Bernice Adcock of Caddo; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her husband, six brothers and three sisters. Services were directed by the Anderson-Kennedy Funeral Home. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, November 24, 1995, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sampson, Barnett, Teran, Hassanshahi, Lopez, Baker, Forrest, Lee, Perkins, Spradling Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1795 Message Board Post: Services for Michael Wayne Sampson, 16, were Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Thackerville High School Auditorium with Rev. Casey Campbell officiating. Born October 4, 1980, at Gainesville, Texas, the son of Marlene Sampson, Michael died February 23, 1997, at Thackerville. He had lived at Thackerville all of his life and was a sophomore at Thackerville High School. Michael attended the New Hope Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his mother, Marlene Sampson of the home at Thackerville; grandmothers, Joyce Teran of Thackerville and Jewell Barnett of Denton, Texas; grandfathers, Sherman Sampson of Thackerville and Oscar Ray Barnett of Gainesville; a brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Elaine Sampson of Thackerville; three sisters and brother-in-law, Amanda Teran of the home, Diann Hassanshahi and Carolyn and Ronnie Lopez of Thackerville; aunts and uncles, Barbara Baker and Johnny and Mary Forrest of Sanger, Texas, Rayford and Faye Lee of Thackerville and Cricket Barnett of Gainesville; and cousins, Crystal Perkins, Brandon Sampson, Misty Perkins and Tina Spradling. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Charles Ray Barnett, Sr. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Thackerville, under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Jim Sampson, Ronnie Hilton, Raymond Doughty, Ronnie Lopez, Kenneth Daughty and Vince Allen. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Foster Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1794 Message Board Post: Mrs. Vera Foster celebrated her 90th birthday on February 9. She was honored with a birthday celebration given by her family at her home in Marietta. Attending were Mrs. Joyce Barnett of Pittsburg, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Foster of Karnack, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foster, Jr. of Ardmore; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Russell and Kevin Foster of Plano, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Kent Reeves of Granbury, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Barnett and family of Wichita, Kansas; and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Barnett and family of Quincy, Illinois. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hassell, Pearman, Massey, Reeves, Long, Hardy Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1793 Message Board Post: Services for Margaret A. Hassell were held Monday at 4:00 p.m. in the Commerce St. Church of Christ, Gainesville, Texas, with Percy Parrish, minister of the Commerce St. Church of Christ, officiating. Mrs. Hassell was born July 11, 1904, in Indian Territory, now Roth, and died February 22, 1997, in Gainesville. She was the daughter of Benjamin DeWitt and Flossie Ann Massey Pearman. As well as being a homemaker, Mrs. Hassell was a Licensed Vocational Nurse and also enjoyed sewing and gardening. She was a member of the Commerce St. Church of Christ. She is survived by a son, Harold Hassell of Gainesville; two daughters, Elizabeth Reeves of Pasadena, Texas, and Lois Long of Turtletown, Tennessee; a sister, Georgia Hardy of Nederland, Texas; a sister-in-law, Willie Pearman of Thackerville; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hassell was preceded in death by her husband, M.J. Hassell on March 31, 1952. Services were conducted by Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home, Gainesville, with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Serving as casket bearers were Dean Pearman, Don Pearman, Paul Hassell, Dale Hassell, Joe Reeves and James Reeves. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McKinney, Cluck, White, Massey Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1792 Message Board Post: Graveside services for Remelle McKinney, 84, were Monday at 2:00 p.m. in Lakeview Cemetery. Officiating was Rev. Ed Elswick. Born March 31, 1912, at Canyon, Texas, the daughter of Bart and Mabel Sherman Cluck, Mrs. McKinney died February 21, 1997, in the Lake Country Manor Nursing Home, Marietta. A resident of Marietta since 1930, she was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marietta. She married Weldon McKinney November 11, 1931, in Canyon, and he preceded her in death on May 25, 1986. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Edna McKinney of Marietta; two sisters, Polly White of Tuscon, Arizona, and Evelyn Massey of Austin, Texas; two grandsons, Michael McKinney and Robert McKinney; and three great-grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Batson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1782.1.1 Message Board Post: Fran, I looked in the Love County History book that belonged to my Dad and found the following: Batson school was a small school named after Dr. Batson. I assume this is Dr. W.V. Batson who was a physician and surgeon. This information was found in a book published in 1912 and compiled by R.A. Young. The book was called a Dictionary of Oklahoma Towns and contained the names of the business and professional people in most of the towns in the state. 1961 - the Assistant County District Attorney was John Steele Batson. 1925 - among subscribers to the phone service were Autry & Batson and Dr. Batson. Worshipful Masters of the Marietta Lodge No. 102 and the year they served: 1903 - John D. Batson Also, look at the obit for Johann Mott.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moore, Crumby, Hanks, Mathis, Neale Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1791 Message Board Post: Services for Dennis T. Moore were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church, Lebanon, with Rev. Lyndol Adams officiating. Mr. Moore was born July 3, 1923, at Frederick, and died February 19, 1997, at the Columbia Medical Center of Sherman, Texas, at the age of 73. He was the son of Ivan B. and Nola Crumby Moore. Mr. Moore had lived in Lebanon since 1982, moving there from Yukon. He and Faye Hanks were married January 18, 1947, at Burkburnett, Texas. Mr. Moore worked at the Post Office in Lawton for 17 years and then retired from the F.A.A. in Oklahoma City after 18 years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lebanon and an avid golfer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Faye Moore of the home at Lebanon; two sons, Jim Moore of Houston, Texas, and Terry Moore of Lebanon; a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Neale Mathis of Big Spring, Texas; a brother, Nolan Moore of Duncan; and three grandsons, Michael Mathis, Joseph Neale and Dennis J. Moore. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by two brothers, Wayne Moore and Raymond Moore. Interment in the Lebanon Cemetery was directed by Kennedy Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Mike Weaver, George Burke, Mark Crozier, James Thompson, Billy Fred McKay and Carl Moore. Honorary bearers were Robert Hand and Jim Thompson. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, February 28, 1997, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Batson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1782.1 Message Board Post: I was wondering if her sister, Louise Batson's husband is/was related to the Batson's family of the Marietta area??

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stewart, Lowry, Watson, Lemons, Bean, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1790 Message Board Post: Services for Bob Stewart were Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Enville Community Church with Rev. Don Williams, pastor, officiating. Born October 11, 1902, in Belton, Texas, Mr. Stewart died October 18, 1992, in the Love County Health Center, Marietta, at the age of 90. He was the son of Robert Larry and Lucy Lowry Stewart. A resident of the Enville community most of his life, Mr. Stewart was a retired farmer. He married Inez Watson September 29, 1923, in Ardmore. Mr. Stewart was of the Pentecostal Holiness belief. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Inez Stewart of the home in the Enville community; a son, Jerry Stewart of Enville; two daughters and son-in-law, Opal Mae and Von D. Lemons of Enville and Geraldine Bean of Wynnewood; a brother, Roy Stewart of Denison, Texas; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Stewart was preceded in death by six brothers, four sisters, and two infant sons, Bobby Gene Stewart and Jimmy Dale Stewart. Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery under the direction of the Anderson-Kennedy Funeral Home. Grandsons and great-grandson served as casket bearers. Honorary pallbearers were Thurman Vinson, Lee L. Lemons, Bobby Lemons, Melvin Chaney, Gilbert Willis, Jim Minyard, and J.C. Harris. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, October 23, 1992, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1789 Message Board Post: There is an urgent need for Classified Laborers for the U.S. Navy Yard at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. The Civil Service Commission is undertaking to obtain the services of as many individuals as possible with the distinct idea in mind of hiring those people who are skilled to a certain extent in a trade such as plumber, sheet metal worker, carpenter, etc. Transportation will be paid by the Government from the applicant's residence to the port of embarkation and from the port of embarkation to the Naval Yard in Hawaii. Authorized overtime will be paid at the rate of time and one-half for all work in excess of forty hours per week. The salary of 70 cents per hour will start on date of embarkation for Hawaii. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, October 30, 1992, page 16. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Finton, Larson, Reickelt, DeLeo, Gyberg, Sonan, Knott Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1788 Message Board Post: Services for Lena C. Finton, 74, were Monday at 7:00 p.m. in Marietta's First Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Higle officiating. Mrs. Finton was born March 1, 1918, in Humbolt, South Dakota, the daughter of Christian and Elma Reickelt Larson, and died October 4, 1992, in an Ardmore hospital. A resident of Marietta for 14 years, she moved here from Rochester, Minnesota. She married LeRoy Finton October 20, 1938, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mrs. Finton was a homemaker and a member of the Marietta First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, LeRoy Finton of the home; two sons, Robert A. Finton of White Pine, Michigan, and LeRoy Finton, Jr. of San Jose, California; a daughter, JoAnn DeLeo of Gilroy, California; three brothers, Simon Larson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Willie Larson of Sioux Falls, and Eli Larson of Germantown, Ohio; four sisters, Mable Gyberg of Luverne, Minnesota, Lillian Finton of Lone Grove, Ruby Sonan of Coleman, South Dakota, and Evelyn Knott of San Jose; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery, Sioux Falls, under the direction of Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Sioux Falls. Local arrangements were under the direction of the Anderson-Kennedy Funeral Home. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, October 9, 1992, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thompson, Dennis, Howell, Clarida, Patty Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1787 Message Board Post: Services for Ester Olivia Thompson of Rubottom were Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Rubottom Baptist Church. Officiating was Rev. James Evans. Born December 28, 1897, in Parker County, Texas, Mrs. Thompson died October 2, 1992, in the Love County Health Center, Marietta, at the age of 94. She was the daughter of Henry and Ida Howell Dennis. Mrs. Thompson had lived in Love County since 1915. She was a member of the Rubottom Baptist Church and was active many years in the Brushy Mound Extension Club. She married O.K. Thompson, Sr. December 23, 1915, at Wichita Falls, Texas. Survivors include two sons and daughter-in-law, Knox and Patty Thompson of Rubottom and Dennis Thompson of Long Beach, California; two sisters, Juanita Thompson of Electra, Texas, and Ada Clarida of Lyford, Texas; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by her husband on July 8, 1969; two daughters, Aline Thompson in 1966 and Maxine Patty in 1981; a great-grandson, Joe Keith Thompson in February 1992; and several brothers and sisters. Interment was in the Orr Cemetery under the direction of the Anderson-Kennedy Funeral Home. Great-grandsons served as casket bearers. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, October 9, 1992, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McCarroll, Barbee, Jackson, Talley, Frederick, Green Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xYB.2ACE/1786 Message Board Post: Services for Vernis (Badger) McCarroll will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in the New Zion Baptist Church. Mr. McCarroll was born March 19, 1914, at Ran and died November 23,1992, in an Oklahoma City nursing home. He is survived by his wife, Nona of the home in Oklahoma City; two daughters, Jolene Barbee of Spencer and Vernona Jackson of Ontario, California; three sons, Jimmie McCarroll of Langston and Herculee McCarroll and Charles McCarroll of Marietta; three brothers, William McCarroll of Seattle, Washington, Willie James McCarroll of Ardmore, and Clentis McCarroll of Marietta; five sisters, Gloria McCarroll of Oklahoma City, Ruby Talley of Seattle, June Evelyn Frederick of Seattle, Johnnie Green of Moses Lake, Washington, and Rosavell McCarroll of California; and 17 grandchildren. Services are under the direction of the Kirk-Dawson-Dillard Funeral Home. Source: Marietta Monitor, Love County, November 27, 1992, page 4. Courtesy of Ray and Elreeta Weathers.