This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schmidt, McCaskill, Harrison, Ferguson, Penner, Lohberger, Brownlow, Swaartwoode, Hendricks, Nodal, Coffelt Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2756 Message Board Post: Della Louisa Schmidt, a resident of Cheyenne was born November 23, 1914 on a farm East of Reydon, OK, to Minnie Louisa McCaskill and Henry Harrison. She passed away January 17, 2002 in Elk City, OK at the age of 87 years 1 month and 24 days. She was married to Fred W. Schmidt at Crawford, OK on January 22, 1938. Della grew up in the Reydon area. She graduated High School with honors and received a scholarship and attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, OK. Later she received a teaching certificate from Southwestern State Teachers College in Weatherford, OK. Della taught school for 4 years in Emerson, Mount Rose, and Crawford. For most of her life she enjoyed being a homemaker and helping her husband on the farm, custom harvesting, and Farm Bureau Insurance Company. She was of non-denominational faith. Della was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years; a son, Ronald L. Schmidt; 3 brothers, Evert Harrison, Raymond Harrison and Stanley Harrison; 2 sis! ters, Ruth Ferguson and Faye Harrison. Services were held January 19, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Cheyenne United Methodist Church, officiated by Pastor Albert Helton and Pastor Don R. Harrold. Burial was at the Silent Home Cemetery, Roll, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Survivors include: 2 daughters, Regina Kay Penner and husband Ervin of El Reno, OK, Aleta Gay Lohberger of Hammon, OK; 1 brother, Archie Harrison of Attica, Kansas; 2 sisters, Margurette Brownlow of Modesto, California, Henryetta Swartwood of Reydon, OK; 6 grandchildren, Greg Schmidt, Tonya Hendricks, Michael Penner, Jeanna Nodal, Todd Coffelt, and Krissie Coffelt; 9 great-grandchildren; a special friend, Nellie Myers; several nieces, nephews and other relatives.