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    1. Re: [OKCo.] Woodrow David Kouri
    2. carol morse
    3. I'm not a Kouri but my aunt Marie was married to Woodrow "Woody" Kouri for 46 years so thought I would share his obit in case he is related to your line. I've attended many of the Kouri Family Reunions in my lifetime. Duncan Banner, Duncan,OK Woodrow David Kouri Funeral services for Woodrow Kouri were held Sunday, November 28, 1999, at the People's Cooperative Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Gary Usher and Rev. Tom Moberly, officiating. Burial followed in Brinkman Cemetery, under the direction of the Peoples' Cooperative Funeral Home, Lone Wolf. Woodrow was born August 10, 1923 in Brinkman, Oklahoma to George and Helen Swyden Kouri. He served his country in the US Army, enlisting May of 1943 at Oklahoma City. He was a rifleman Rome-Arno No Appennines Po Valley. He received the EAME Campaign Medal with three Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged on December 11, 1945 at Camp Fannin, Texas. Woodrow married Anna Lou Hudspeth on February 20, 1947 at Frederick, OK. He later married Marie Adkison McMahon on November 15, 1953 in Vernon, TX. He was in the grocery business and was a member of the Church of God in Duncan. Survivors include two daughters, Sheryl Tomlinson and Helen Barnard, both of Frederick, OK; one brother, Kammell Kouri, Dallas, TX; three sisters, Lavita Kouri Morris, Duncanville, TX, Catherine Kouri Massad, Dallas, TX and Effie Kouri Rife, Jermyn, TX; uncle and aunt Charles and Louise Kouri; a host of nieces and nephews; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Woodrow was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Oscar Lee McMahon and Denny McMahon; and one brother, George Kouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Brinkman Cemetery or Hospice of Duncan

    04/18/2005 03:20:07