484. Reva Hazel Cutter (Thomas Richard , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel )
Reva married William Russell Best son of William Breckenridge Best and Nancy Emily Williams on 23 Dec 1926 in Medford, Grant, Ok. William was born on 4 Aug 1901 in McFall, Gentry, Mo. He died on 26 Jun 1963 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. He was buried in Enid Mem Park, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:CUTTER Family Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER and personal interview and typewritten records in file with Reva
CUTTER BEST. At time of marriage he was from White Deer, Texas, and Reva was
from 1114 E. Broadway, Enid, OK. Were married in the Congregational Church in
Medford, OK.
William and Reva had the following children:
+ 530 F i Dorothea Mae Best + 531 F ii Phyllis Marthella Best
486. Thomas Richard Cutter (Thomas Richard , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 14 Mar 1903 in Crescent, Logan, Ok. He died on 2 Nov 1964 in Crescent, Logan, Ok. He was buried in Crescent Cem, Logan, Ok.
x
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER MESSENGER.
Was born on a Saturday evening on the family homestead 4 miles north of
Crescent, OK, according to Handwritten Note of her Family History prepared
by Mary Etta GREENWAY and personal interview with Reva CUTTER BEST.
Thomas married Wanda Lucille Beard on 7 Feb 1934 in El Reno, Canadian, Ok. Wanda was born on 5 Jan 1914. She died on 7 Feb 1993. She was buried in Crescent Cem, Logan, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:Box 175, Edmond OK, Genealogy Records prepared by Nina
CUTTER MESSENGER and personal interview with Reva CUTTER BEST.BURIAL:Info from Reva CUTTER BEST. See photo of headstone in file.
Thomas and Wanda had the following children:
532 M i Richard Dean Cutter 533 F ii Velma Lou Cutter was born on 18 Sep 1937. She died in May 1991. She was buried on 24 May 1991 in Crescent Cem, Logan, Ok.
BIRTH-RESIDENCE:Oklahoma City, OK, Genealogy Records prepared by Nina
CUTTER MESSENGER. Birth info from Lester Cutter, Nov 1997.
DEATH:The following obituary is from the Enid Morning News, 24 May 1991:
"Graveside service for Velma Lou CUTTER, 54, Crescent, will be at 9 am today at Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Hme."534 M iii Chester Clifton Cutter + 535 M iv Lester Clarence Cutter + 536 F v Ruby Pearl Cutter
487. Albert Henry Cutter (Thomas Richard , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 1 Nov 1905 in Crescent, Logan, Ok. He died on 10 Dec 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ok. He was buried on 12 Dec 1986 in Crescent, Logan, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:CUTTER Family Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER. Was born on a Wednesday evening on the family homestead 4 miles
north of Crescent, OK, according to a handwritten note of her Family History
prepared by Mary Etta GREENWAY.DEATH:From his obituary, Enid Morning News, 10 Dec 1986 as follows:
Albert Henry CUTTER, 81, died Tuesday at an Oklahoma City hospital. The funeral
will be at 10:30 am Thursday at Abernathy Funeral Home Chapel in Crescent.
Burial will be at the Crescent Cemetery.He was born Nov 1, 1905, in Crescent to Richard Thomas CUTTER and Mary Etta
GREENWAY CUTTER. On May 10, 1928, he and Juanita Mae HILDERBRAND were married
in Guthrie. He was a lifelong resident of Logan County, a retired farmer and
stockman and a member of the Crescent Church of Christ.Survivors include his wife, Juanita; eight sons, Albert Elwin, Huntington, WV;
Jerry L., Winston J., Melvin W. and Duane C., all of Oklahoma City; Jack A.,
Tulsa; Charles M., OR; Glenn G., Crescent; three daughters, Rose M. ASTLEY and
Phyllis A. HEAD, both of Oklahoma City, and Alberta Mae BLALOCK, Cleburne, TX;
three sisters, Reva BEST and Ruby OLIVER, both of Enid, and May SKOUBY, Tulsa;
42 grandchildren; and 18 great-children. He was preceded in death by a son.OBITUARY (paper unknown)
Services for albert Henry Cutter, 81, a life-long resident of the Cresent
area, will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in Abernathy Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will be in Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy Funeral
Home.
Cutter, who was born November 1, 1905 in Crescent to Richard Thomas and
Mary Etta Greenway Cutter, died Dec. 9, 1986 at Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma
City.
He was a farmer/stockman and a member of Crescent Church of Christ. He
married Juanita Hilderbrand on May 10, 1928 in Guthrie.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita, of the home; eight sons, Albert Elwin
of Huntington, W.VA., Jerry L., Winston J., Melvin W. and Duane C., all of
Oklahoma City, and Jack A., Tulsa, Charles M. of Oregon and Glenn G. of
Crescent; three daughers, Rose Mary Astley and Phyllis A. Head of Oklahoma City
and Alberta Mae Blalock, Cleburne, Texas; three sisters, Reva Best and Ruby
Oliver of Enid and May Skouby, Tulsa; 42 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son.EXCERPT from church paper, 8 OLDS PATHS ADVOCATE, February, 1987.
(Submitted by Rose Mary Cutter Astley, 1995)
.....Brother Cutter was an unusual man. I know of no one who has had a more far
reaching influence upon the church than he. This influence can not be
accredited to his being a great preacher of congregational leader. To my
knowledge he did not even teach or lead singing. Yet he was a great man because
he raised eleven children and all are faithful church member today. There are
at least five members of the Cutter family who are full time preachers and
several who preach part time; others serve as elders, deacons and teachers in
various congregations around the country. By raising his family in the "nurture
and admonition of the Lord", Brother Cutter properly utilized the home as one
of God's greatest tools of evangelism. This is something that many have lost
sight of in our day and age. I knew Brother Cutter for over thirty-five years.
He was always a quiet man with strong convictions and a godly demeanor. A very
large audience assembled at Crescent on December 11, 1986 for his memorial
service. It was an honor for Doug Edwards and myself to conduct the Services.
--By Bill H. Davis.
Albert married Juanita Hilderbrand daughter of William Henry Hilderbrand and Flora Rosetta Burkett on 10 May 1928 in Guthrie, Logan, Ok. Juanita was born on 18 Jul 1910 in Valley Falls, Ks. She died on 13 Dec 1987 in Crescent, Logan, Ok. She was buried on 16 Dec 1987 in Crescent, Logan, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER MESSENGER.
SOURCE:Information received from and Mary (Fancher) Cutter.
Juanita's Aunt Cora always told them to be sure to leave the "r" in their name
because they had a rich uncle who might leave something to them if they could
prove they were related. Her two brothers dropped the "r" when they were grown,
preferring Hildebrand.DEATH:Obituary from Enid Morning News, Dec 13, 1987, as follows:
Juanita Mae CUTTER, 77 died Sunday at her home north of Crescent. The funeral
will be at 11 am Wednesday at Abernathy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the
Crescent Cemetery.She was born July 18, 1910, in Valley Falls, Kan. She was a homemaker and a
member of Crescent Church of Christ. On May 10, 1928, she married Albert Henry
CUTTER in Guthrie. He died Dec. 9, 1986.Survivors include eight sons, Albert Elwin of Huntington, WV, Jerry L. and
Glenn of Crescent, Jack A. of Tulsa, Winston J., Melvin and Duane, all of
Oklahoma city, and Charles of Jefferson, OR; three daughters, Rose Mary ASTLEY
and Phyllis A. HEAD of Oklahoma City and Alberta Mae BLALOCK of Cleburn, TX; a
sister, Mildred BALLA of Edmond; 41 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.OBITUARY(from another unknown paper) Funeral services for Juanita Mae Cutter, 77, were held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday in Abernathy Chapel with Evangelist Bill Davis officiating. Interment
was in Crescent Cemetery under the direction of Abernathy Funeral Home of
Crescent.
Mrs. Cutter died Sunday, Dec. 13, 1987, at her home, north of Crescent.
She was born July 18, 1910 at Valley Falls, Kansas, the daughter of William
Henry and Rose Burket Hilderbrand. She married Albert Henry Cutter on May 10,
1928 at Guthrie. He died Dec 9, 1986.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Crescent Church of Christ.
Survivors include eight sons, Albert Elwin Cutter, Huntington, W.Va.,
Jerry L. Cutter, Crescent, Jack A. Cutter, Tulsa, Winston J. Cutter, Melvin
Cutter and Duane Cutter, all of Oklahoma City, Glen Cutter, Crescent and
Charles Cutter of Jefferson, Ore.; three daughters, Rose Mary Astley and
Phyllis A. Head, both of Oklahoma City and Alberta Mae Blalock, Cleburne, Tex;
one sister, Mildred Valla, Edmond; 42 grandchildren and 22
great-grandchildren.
Albert and Juanita had the following children:
+ 537 M i Albert Elwin Cutter + 538 F ii Rose Mary Cutter + 539 M iii Jerry L. Cutter 540 M iv Infant Cutter was born on 8 Oct 1932 in Crescent, Logan, Ok. He died on 8 Oct 1932 in Crescent, Logan, Ok.
BIRTH:From Cutter Family Genealogy prepared by Nina Cutter Messenger and
information from Rose Mary Cutter Astley.The farm is 4 miles north of Crescent,
Logan County, OK.+ 541 M v Jack A. Cutter + 542 M vi Winston J. Cutter + 543 F vii Phyllis A. Cutter + 544 M viii Duane Clayton Cutter + 545 M ix Charles M. Cutter + 546 M x Melvin W. Cutter + 547 F xi Alberta Mae Cutter + 548 M xii Glenn G. Cutter
488. Mary Etta Cutter (Thomas Richard , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 27 Feb 1908. She died on 28 Mar 1968 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. She was buried on 31 Mar 1968 in Enid Mem Park, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:CUTTER Family Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER and handwritten record of the family by Mary Etta GREENWAY. Was born
on a Thursday morning on the family homestead 4 miles north of Crescent, OK.OBITUARY:From the Enid Morning News, Saturday, March 2=30, 1968: MRS, HAROLD
STIGER LAST RITES SUNDAY. Services for Mrs. Harold (Mary) STIGER, 60, 701 N.
11th, who died Thursday evening in a local hospital, will be at 2:30 P.M.
Sunday in Davis Park Christian Church with Rev. Bob MOOREHEAD officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Henniger-Allen
Funeral Home.
Born in Crescent, she moved to Enid at an early age with her parents. She
attended the Enid High School system and was graduated from Enid High School.
The former Mary CUTTER, she married Harold STIGER in 1930.
She worked for the telephone company for 15 years and at the time of her
death she was employed in the office at St. Mary's Hospital. She was a member
of Davis Park Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Rick (Gloria)
VOELZEL, Enid; a son, Harold Jr., Truth or Consequences, N.M.; three
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ruby OLIVER and Mrs. Reva BEST, both of
Enid, Mrs. Fred SKOUBY, Tulsa, a brother, Albert CUTTER, Crescent. She was
preceded in death by her parents, a sister and two brothers.
The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 p.m. Sunday until
service time. Those who wish may make contributions to the Oklahoma Medical
Research Foundation, Cancer Division. The church and the funeral home will act
as custodian of the fund.
Mary married Harold Lloyd Stiger on 4 Mar 1930. Harold was born on 29 Mar 1908. He died after 1968.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:From CUTTER Family Genealogy prepared by Nina MESSENGER
CUTTER.
Harold and Mary had the following children:
549 F i Gloria Stiger Gloria married Rick Voelzek. + 550 M ii Harold Stiger Jr.
490. May Caroline Cutter (Thomas Richard , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel )
May married Fred W. Skouby on 17 May 1932 in El Reno, Canadian, Ok. Fred was born on 14 May 1912 in Waukomis, Garfield, Ok. He died on 31 Jul 1986 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Ok. He was buried on 2 Aug 1986 in Waukomis Cem, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:CUTTER Family Genealogy Records prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER and handwritten record of the family by Mary Etta GREENWAY.BIOGRAPHY:FRED WILLIAM SKOUBY, By Marlene Skouby Tappan and Karen Tappan
Dodds, as taken from the Garfield County History Book: Iver Peterson Skouby and
Sopie Marie Schroder Skouby had a baby boy on May 14, 1912 in Waukomis, OK. He
was named Fred William Skouby. He was the first child born to his parents, and
had many responsibilities. He has many childhood memories of his three
brothers, Howard, Leroy and Lloyd. He also had one sister, Mary. He graduated
from Waukomis School in 1930, where he attended nearly all of his school time.
He had started at Highland School.
Summer memories are memories of work in the fields. One of his chores was
to harnass the team of horses every day for the work in the fields. He
remembers watching the weeds come up behind him as he worked his way around the
160 acres he was plowing with a two-bottom plow. The summers were usually
completely spent with the care of the wheat; cutting, shocking, threshing,
plowing and planting.
Some memories were not so pleasant. The terrible dust and chuck holes on
Highway 82 between Waukomis and Enid is one of those memories. The highway was
dirt then. He also remembers a terrible flu epidemic during World War I that
had everyone sick and many dying.
Once there was a total eclipse of the sun, the chickens went to roost in
the middle of the day. All the creeks had running water and fish. Often times,
Fred's Mother would send him to the creek to catch some fish for supper. If
rains came when the threshing crews were around, the crews would use gunny
sacks to seine the creeks so there would be a big fish fry for supper.
On a trip in the buggy one day, Fred fell from the moving buggy. He
grabbed the wheel spokes and thought that he'd never stop going round and
round. A heavy rainfall washed out part of the freshly planted 40 acres of corn
one year. For many days after that, Fred and his Dad walked the rows of corn
looking for missing seeds and dropping seed corn in that spot and covering it
up.
The Skoubys were very active members of the Christian Church of Waukomis.
Fred was baptied there at the age of twelve. May 17, 1932, Fred and May
Caroline Cutter were married at El Reno, OK. They made their home in Enid,
until 1952 when they moved to Tulsa, OK. He retired from Albert Equipment
Company, Inc. where he was a department manager.
His hobbies were bowling and reading. Fred and May celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary May, 23, 1982 at the Eastland Baptist Church in Tulsa. Fred
died 31 Jul 1986.OBITUARY:From the Enid Morning News dated 1 Aug 1986: Services for Fred W.
Skouby, 74, Tulsa, will be a 10 a.m. Saturday at the Moore Funeral Home Chapel
in Tulsa. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Waukomis
Cemetery.
Skouby, a former resident of Enid, died Thursday at a Tulsa Hospital. He
was born May 14, 1912, in Waukomis and attended school there. On May 17, 1932,
he married May Cutter. They lived in Enid after their marriage and moved to
Tulsa in 1952. Skouby was a retired shop manager for a heavy machinery company
in Tulsa.
Survivors include his wife, May, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Phil
(Marlene) Tappan, Port Lavaca, Texas and Mrs. Ted (Mary) Spreiter, Tulsa; a
brother, LeRoy Skouby, Waukomis; seven grandchildren, and 10
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and
a sister.SKOUBY (1982 - Newspaper unknown)
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Skouby, Tulsa, will celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary at a reception in their honor in the Eastland Baptist Church, 1835
S. 129 East Ave., Tulsa. Friends and relatives are invited to attend from 2-4
p.m. on May 23.Hosting the event are the couple's daughters, Mrs. Phil (Marlene) Tappan, Enid,
and Mrs. Ted (Mary) Spreiter, Tulsa.Fred W. Skouby and May C. Cutter were married May 17, 1932 at El Reno. They
made their home at Enid until moving to the Tulsa area in 1952. He is now
retired from Albert Equipment Company Inc., where he was a department manager.
His hobbies are bowling and reading. Mrs. Skouby has retired from her volumteer
work at Doctor's Hospital and Travelers Aid at the Tulsa airport. She spends
her time sitting with the grandchildren, crocheting, crafts and reading. Both
enjoy fishing and boating.Those wishing to attend should stay on Highway 244 to exit 129th St., then
proceed south to the church. The couple requests no gifts.
Fred and May had the following children:
+ 551 F i Elizabeth Marlene Skouby + 552 F ii Mary Louise Skouby
492. Mable Irey (Ellen Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 8 Sep 1887 in Newton, Harvey, Ks. She died on 3 Apr 1966 in Enid Hospital, Garfield, Ok. She was buried in Enid Cem, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Nina Cutter Messenger; CUTTER FAMILY GENEALOGY RECORDS;
1835-1989; ; Copy in possession of Betty Jo Scott; Incorporated in Books One
and Two THE CUTTER FAMILY - FOUR HUNDRED YEARS by Betty Jo Scott and obituary
dated April, 1965, Enid Morning News.OBITUARY:From the Enid Morning News, April, 1965:
"Services will be today at 4:00 pm in Henniger-Allen Chapel for Mrs. Mabel
Roelse, 78, who died Sunday afternoon in a local hospital following a long
illness.Rev. Bill Bushness will officiate with burial in Enid Cemetary.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Atterberry, H.H. Williams, Gene Brumfield, Erman
Swiggart, Harold Brown and Frank North.Born in Newton, KS, Mrs. Roelse made the run with her parents, who staked
a claim east of Douglas. She attended a country school northeast of Douglas.
Mrs. Roelse was married July 1, 1908, at Douglas to Isaac Roelse. They moved to
Chattanooga and returned to Douglas, living there until 1940, when they moved
to Enid. She was employed as a practical nurse at Enid General Hospital for a
number of years.Mrs. Roelse was a member of the Davis Park Christian Church, White Shrine
and Ruth Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star, to which she belonged for 60
years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Isaac, in 1953, an infant son
in 1909, and a daughter, Mrs. Ed (Dorothy) Boepple, in 1962.Survivors include: three sons, Irey and Arthur of Enid, Emory of Pampa,
TX; two daughters, Mrs. Ellis (Ellen) Roberts, Marshall, and Mrs. Paul (Maudie)
Mercer, Lewisville, TX; a brother, Raymond Irey of Waukomis; two sisters, Maude
Daugherty, Waukomis, and Iva Brown, Joplin MO; 17 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.UPDATE: 1994-09-25
MARRIAGE:Were married in the Irey home by Rev. W. J. Forshee and witnessed
by J. P. Gibson. From record compiled by Ellen Roelse RobertsBIOGRAPHY:(SEE ELLEN CUTTER IREY)
Mable married Isaac Roelse son of Peter P. Roelse and Elizabeth W. Verhage on 1 Jul 1908 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. Isaac was born on 30 Apr 1877 in Shelton, Ia. He died on 25 Sep 1953 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. He was buried on 27 Sep 1953 in Enid Cem, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Nina Cutter Messenger; CUTTER FAMILY GENEALOGY RECORDS;
1835-1989; ; Copy in possession of Betty Jo Scott; Incorporated in Books One
and Two THE CUTTER FAMILY - FOUR HUNDRED YEARS by Betty Jo Scott.MARRIAGE: Garfield Co. Marriage records say Simon was born in Chattanooga, IA, and was from Tilman County, OK when he married.
OBITUARY:From the Enid Morning News, 1953: "Services for Isaac Roelse, 76,
will be conducted at 1 pm Sunday in the First United Brethren church with Rev.
R. G. Trent officiating. Burial will be in the Enid cemetary under direction of
the Henniger-Allen Funeral Home. Mr. Roelse died at his home, 720 East
Broadway, early Friday morning after an illness of three months.A native of Shelton, Iowa, he came to Oklahoma from Texas in 1904,
settling near Spencer. He moved to Enid and made a permanent residence here in
1940.Survivors include his wife, Mabel, of the home; three daughters, Mrs.
Lloyd Roberts, Douglas, Mrs. Ed Boepple, Ellenwood, Kansas, and Mrs. Paul
Mercer, Dallas; three sons, Ira, Danville, Ill, Arthur of Enid and Emory,
Great Bend, Kansas; and 16 grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Earl Newingham, Roy Grammont, John Fouts, Lloyd Carl,
W. H. Leeper, and Billie Brabson.UPDATE: 1994-09-25
Isaac and Mable had the following children:
553 M i Infant Roelse was born about 1909. He died about 1909.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Nina Cutter Messenger; CUTTER FAMILY GENEALOGY RECORDS;
1835-1989; ; Copy in possession of Betty Jo Scott; Incorporated in Books One
and Two, "THE CUTTER FAMILY - FOUR HUNDRED YEARS" by Betty Jo Scott.554 M ii Irey Lewis Roelse was born on 16 Mar 1910. He died on 19 Jun 1979.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DIVORCE-DEATH: Nina Cutter Messenger; CUTTER FAMILY GENEALOGY
RECORDS; 1835-1989; ; Copy in possession of Betty Jo Scott; Incorporated in
Books One and Two THE CUTTER FAMILY - FOUR HUNDRED YEARS by Betty Jo Scott.
DIVORCE: Divorced in 1966
UPDATE: 1994-09-25Irey married Anna Mae Murray on 12 Aug 1939. + 555 M iii Emory Elvin Dittmeyer Roelse + 556 M iv Arthur Elvin Roelse + 557 F v Ellen Elizabeth Roelse + 558 F vi Dorothy June Roelse + 559 F vii Maudie Esther Roelse
497. Raymond Irey (Ellen Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 15 May 1909 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He died on 10 Oct 1982 in Enid Hosp, Garfield, Ok. He was buried on 13 Oct 1982 in Bison, Garfield, Ok.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Nina Cutter Messenger; CUTTER FAMILY GENEALOGY RECORDS;
1835-1989; ; Copy in possession of Betty Jo Scott; Incorporated in Books One
and Two THE CUTTER FAMILY - FOUR HUNDRED YEARS by Betty Jo Scott.OCCUPATION:Ray Irey worked in Venezuela in 1935/36. One letter he wrote from
there to Mr. and Mrs. Chester HUBBARD reads as follows: "Dear Mr.Mrs. Chester
Hubbard. Well I landed March 16, at La Guaira and am now in Caracas which is
the capital of Venezuela. It is just 30 miles from La Guaira. It takes about a
week to get trucks through the Customs house so will be here a week. I was on
the water 14 days I sure got all the water traveling I want but sure had a good
time. Well I have a 400 mile drive from here where I am going. I have six
natives so won't have anything to do but boss. I am going to Sindad (?) Bolivar
it is a town about 30,000 in eastern Venezuela. We made 3 stops on the way down
here. Port au Prince, San Domingo, which are both on the same island, the
island is Haiti that is where Columbus landed in 1492. Columbus tomb is there I
seen it and also the tree which he tied his boat to it is a mahogany tree about
12 foot thick. I taken some Kodak pictures but havent gotten them developed
yet. The next stop was Williamsted on the island of Curacao it is a Dutch town
sure was a pretty place. Well we could buy the best scotch whiskey on the boat
for $1.50 a quart I drank some I thought your kidneys might need it see. ha ha.
Well I got the gun through O.K. I carried it on me they don't search your
person. Well, I don't have much time two write so will sign off hoping to hear
from you soon so Bye Bye untill later. Yours, Raymond"
Address: Aptardo 35, Sindad Boliver, Venezuela, S.A. c/o Venezuela Gulf Oil Co.OBITUARY:From the Enid Morning News, 13 Oct 1982 (Died 10 Oct 1982):
Rosary will be at 7 pm Tuesday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Bison
for Raymond A. Irey, 73, who died Sunday evening in an Enid hospital. The Rev.
Jerome G. Talleon will officiate.Funeral Mass will be at 10 am Wednesday in the church with burial in St.
Joseph's Cemetary under direction of Henniger-Allen Funeral Home.Irey was born May 15, 1909, at Douglas, to Simon and Ellen Irey. He
first attended the Crackerbox School, east of Douglas, and later attended
schools in Waukomis and Enid, graduating from Enid High School. On Oct. 24,
1936, he and Esther Felber of Bison were married. From 1931 until 1947, Irey
was a driller for Gulf Oil Co. and worked for that company in South America,
Louisiana and Texas, returning to Oklahoma in 1947 to the Waukomis area where
he farmed.While residing in Waukomis, he served on the city council for several terms
and was a retired member of the Waukomis volunteer fire department. He was also
a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Bison.Survivors include his wife, Esther; three children, Mrs. Robert (Jane)
RobertsS, Winston-Salem, NC, Thomas Irey, Norman, and Mrs. Judith Winchester,
Enid; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Harold Brown, Joplin MO,
and Maude Daugherty, Waukomis. Memorials may be made in his name to Garfield
County Diabetes Association with the funeral home serving as custodian.UPDATE: 1994-09-25
Raymond married Esther Felber daughter of Mike Felber and Christine Rudd on 24 Oct 1936 in Enid, Garfield, Ok.
They had the following children:
+ 560 F i Jane Marie Irey 561 M ii Thomas Raymond Irey Thomas married Karen L. Vice daughter of Eldon Vice and Louise MacE on 1 Jul 1967 in St. John, Ks. + 562 F iii Judith Ellen "Judy" Irey
500. Arva "Ethel" Gibson (Sarah Elizabeth Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 10 Mar 1902 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. She died on 23 Oct 1994 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. She was buried on 26 Oct 1994 in Covington, Garfield, Ok.
MY SISTER ETHEL
By Betty Jo (Gibson) Scott
Ethel Gibson, the oldest child of Joseph Gibson and Sarah Cutter, was born five years before Oklahoma gained statehood. Her mother, Sarah, died when she was three years old. In 1906 her father, Joe, married Dora Piper, and she became mother to Ethel and her baby sister, Blanche. As 8 other children came along Ethel had a great deal of responsibility helping with the family. She remembers she and Blanche had to do breakfast dishes early in the morning before they left for school. They walked the mile to school.
Ethel attended school at Diamond School on the northeastern corner of her father's land and then attended Douglas High School. She graduated in 1921 with the third class to graduate from Douglas. She attended Phillips University and stayed with her Aunt Ellen ( Cutter) Irey. Her teaching certificate was issued 17 Aug 1922. She taught in various local rural grade schools in the community. She last taught in Covington in 1949/50.
She married Chester Charles "Hub" Hubbard in 1923 and had to stop teaching for awhile because the state laws required a teacher to be single. When the law was changed she resumed teaching. Hub graduated from Enid High School about 1919. They lived for short periods in Kansas, Idaho and Enid, OK, but they primarily lived on the farm homesteaded by her father-in-law, Charley Hubbard, northeast of Douglas. In 1969 they sold their farm and retired to Port Aransas, Texas. They returned to Covington in 1980, where they lived until their deaths.
When the 8 mm cameras came out Hub bought one and they took family gathering films beginning with our father's funeral in 1947. Ethel enjoyed their years in Texas and the various friends and family that visited them there. She took walks on the beach nearly daily and had a large collection of shells. She became interested in making ceramic pieces. She was very talented in knitting, crocheting, embroidery and tatting and made many beautiful things and gave away many of them. She was never idle. Even when she sat down to rest or visit, her hands were busy with handwork. Among many of Hub's occupations was the construction business. He contracted to build several houses in Enid during the post World War II boom. He had an earth moving business in the Douglas area for many years and was also in the shrimping business in Texas. While living on the farm they raised sheep and Ethel learned to gather and spin her own yarn.
Ethel and Hub did not have any children that lived past childbirth so they enjoyed their many neices and nephews and children of neighbors and friends. They were always having some of them for a day or two and enjoyed taking them on trips, swimming, camping and boating. Several of the kids learned to ski behind Hub's boat. I remember one time they took me to a barn dance and I was really wide-eyed hearing the band and watching all the pretty couples dancing. I really hated it that I fell asleep on a pile of coats on a bench and missed out on half of the evening.
When a relative or neighbor was in need Ethel was there to help or bring food. She was a member of the Home Demonstration Club and other various clubs depending on where she lived. She enjoyed being a part of the Senior Citizens Center in Covington and, when she was able, donated her time or handwork. She loved to read and learn new things and was interested in reading about historical events of famous people. When she was 89 she finally agreed that maybe she should not drive any more since she had lost the sight in one eye due to glaucoma and was very hard of hearing. However it was difficult for her to do since she was always self sufficient and independent. She and Hub set up a trust for the Covington-Douglas School System with a scholarship to go the most deserving senior each year.
Hub died in 1989 and Ethel lived in her home in Covington until 1994. She kept her weeds pulled and her house in order. She enjoyed going to the Senior Citizen Center some days for lunch and fellowship. She was always ready to get in the car and go somewhere. When she was 90 we went to the Marland Mansion in Ponca City and after the tour she wasn't as tired as I was. I am so grateful that she spent the last months of her life in my home in Enid, I learned from her spunk and patience. In September I took her in a wheel chair and we spent the day on the square in downtown Enid taking in the Cherokee Strip festivities. Wlhen we got home I commented that I was more tired than she was and she said "Well, you should be, you were pushing me."
Ethel died in October of that year. She and I, the oldest and the youngest, were the last living two of we ten children. She was loved and is missed.OBITUARY
Excerpts from the Enid News and Eagle
Ethel Hubbard, Covington, OK, 92 passed away Sunday, Ocotber 23, 1994 at a local nursing home following an illness of a few weeks.......She is survived by one sister, Betty Jo Scott, Enid, OK: two brothers-in-law; Noah Burton of Covington and Bennie Huffman of Enid; two sisters-in-law: Mabel Gibson of Tryon, OK and Betty Gibson of Moses Lake, WA; 31 nieces and nephews and a host of grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two infant sons; three brothers: Wayne Gibson of Tryon, Paul Gibson of Garber and Don Gibson of East Wenatchie, WA; five sisters: Blanche Kegin, Covington, Docia Carroll, Edmond, Lula Huffman, Douglas, Dora Alice Burton, Covington and Josephine Atkins, Enid, OK.
Services are under the direction of the Henninger-Allen Funeral Home, Enid, and will be held Wednesday, October 26, 1994, at the United Methodist Church at Covington with burial in the Covington Cemetery. Revs. Alex Costea and Ted Gibson will offiate. Friends and family may visit with the family at the Methodist Fellowship Hall preceding the service. Memorials may be made to the Tri-County Senior Citizens Center or the United Methodist Church Building Fund through the Funeral Home.
Arva married Chester Charles "Hub" Hubbard son of Charles Ford Hubbard and Lucy Leser on 20 Aug 1923 in Medford, Grant, Ok. Chester was born on 8 Dec 1898 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. He died on 2 Dec 1989 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. He was buried on 5 Dec 1989 in Covington, Garfield, Ok.
They had the following children:
501. Sarah "Blanche" Gibson (Sarah Elizabeth Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 2 Feb 1905 in Douglas, Garfield, Ok. She died on 6 Oct 1983 in Enid, Garfield, Ok. She was buried on 8 Oct 1983 in Covington, Garfield, Ok.
MY SISTER BLANCHE
by Betty Jo Gibson Scott
I never lived in the home with most of my brothers and sisters since they were already married and gone from home by the time I was born or of an age to remember. When I was small I was excited to see them come to visit because they had children I could play with. However, I knew they loved me and always seemed glad to see me. My sister, Blanche, was one of them.
One time they invited me to come to Hobart,Oklahoma, where they lived for awhile, for a visit. I was probably about 13 or 14 years old. I went by train and that was a very exciting trip for me to travel alone "so far" from home. Of course I had a really good time. Then when I went to Enid to work the summer before my last year in high school, I stayed with them for awhile. That was the first time I had ever seen a "rear-view" mirror in a bathroom, and it was the first time I ever had a really good look at the back of my hair! I have never been without one since I left home. I always thougt the dresses she made for her three girls were so pretty, and some times she made them for other little girls in the family. I know I got some of them.
Then there was the year when we lived in Covington and Blanche kept my three year old youngest son, Mark, while I rode back and forth with Roy to work in Enid. Mark liked to stay there so much that he didn't seem to care if he came home or stayed there. He really looked forward to his morning bowl of oatmeal, he said mine wasn't as good as "Aunt Banch's."
That is the way it was with Blanche. She was always so thoughtful and caring of other people. I hated to tell her I had a head ache because the tears would roll down her cheeks in sympathy. She loved pretty things and spent hours in her flower beds. Every time I left she sent a start of a plant with me. She was a good cook and made the best pie crust I ever tasted and she gave me many pieces of her handwork. For years, when it was popular to put doilies on the arms and backs of overstuffed furniture, I always had pretty sets made by Blanche. She even taught me how to block them with sugar water so they would keep their shape. One year for Christmas she made me a Raggedy Ann doll. I was thrilled and just about wore it playing with it but I still have and cherish that rag doll.
She had pretty natural curly blonde hair and in her later years, it was a pretty curly white. I always wondered why I couldn't have inherited that curly hair since I hated to get those machine permanents that burned my head and ears. She was a quiet person but she was always ready to help others. Many times she would have a quilt "in the frame". I would like to know how many quilts she made. She enjoyed belonging to clubs and quilting with friends. Her granddaughter, Diane Fluman Greinert, said she learned so much from her grandmother about patience. I know I learned a lot from her about caring about other people. We had a common love of family history and her little book of our families birth, marriage and death information was the start of my records. I loved her dearly as did everyone around her.
I was never too close to Roy when I was young. He was much stricter than my Dad and I was a little afraid of him but I expect he thought I was pretty spoiled. He and Blanche were always very active in their church and I remember hearing his voice booming above others singing those beautiful old hymns. However, in later years, especially when I was riding back and forth to work in Enid with him, I liked to hear him tell stories about his life and railroad work and I regret that I don't remember much about what he told me. After Blanche died, every time I went to Covington to visit my other sisters, I would stop to say hello to Roy and he always had a bag of his home made chocolate chip cookies to send home with me.OBITUARY (Enid News & Eagle)
Services for Mrs. Roy (Blanche) Kegin, 78, Covington, who died Thursday in an Enid hospital after a short illness, will be at 2 p.m Saturday in the First Christian Church at Covington. The Rev. Mike Channel will officiate at the rites and burial will be in the Covington Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Henninger-Allen Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kegin was born east of Douglas Feb. 2, 1905, the daughter of Joseph P. and Sarah Cutter Gibson. She graduated from Douglas High School in 1924 and married Roy Kegin June 1, 1931, in Covington. Mrs. Kegin was a member of the Gospel Center Church and the Pollyanna Club at Covington. She was also a member of the Covington Senior Citizens and the DAV Auxiliary in Covington.
She is survived by her husband Roy of the home; a son, Joe Kegin of Crescent; three daughters, Mrs. Gerald ( Wilma) Fluman, Enid, Mrs. Calvin ( Martha) Redwine, Covington, and Mrs. Frank ( Lela) Kotlan, Deerwood, Minn.; a stepson, Orville Kegin, Perry; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four step grandchildren; a step great-grandchild; a brother, Wayne Gibson of Tryon; four sisters, Mrs. Chester ( Ethel) Hubbard and Mrs. Noah ( Dora Alice) Burton, both of Covington; Mrs. Jobie Atkins, Enid, and Mrs. Betty Scott of Tulsa. She was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers, two of them in infancy.
Memorials may be made to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Leukemia Division or to the Child Evangelism in Oklahoma City. The funeral home will serve as custodian of the fund.OBITUARY (Taken from funeral memorial)
Roy Kegin was born February 23, 1898, in Hopkins, Missouri. He departed this life September 15, 1987 at Guthrie, Oklahoma. Services are Friday at 2:00 p.m. September 18, 1987 at the Christian Church, Covington, Oklahoma. The officiating minister is Pastor Mike Channel; organist is Marcie Lee Hurd; and soloist is Kevin Kegin. Casketbearers are Leland Miller, Harold Bigby, George Kegin, Kenneth Smith, Bob Staples & Orvil Shook. Interment will be in the Covington Cemetery, Covington, Oklahoma. Military Taps by Mike Phelan.
Sarah married Roy Kegin son of George Patrick Kegin and Martha Matilda Brown on 1 Jun 1931 in Covington, Garfield, Ok. Roy was born on 23 Feb 1898 in Hopkins, Nodaway CoMo. He died on 15 Sep 1987 in Guthrie, Logan, Ok. He was buried on 18 Sep 1987 in Covington, Garfield, Ok.
Personal knowledge of researcher.
From "A Brown Family History" by Jennie Herrin and provided by Martha Kegin Redwine. Divorced from Mary Hart 1929.Military Record: Roy Kegin, born at Maryville, MO and from Maryville, MO, enlisted at Maryville, MO on 28 Mar 1917 at Jeff Barracks, at the age of 19 1/2 years. Serial number was 792,349 and he served with CO A 6 INFANTRY TO 20 JUN/17; CO A 53 INFANTRY TO 27 DEC/17; CO A 18 M G BN TO 1 JUL/19; PROVOST GUARD CO CAMP GRANT, IL TO 29 SEP/19; CO A 18 MG BN TO 8 DEC/19; 6 MP CO TO 2 APR/20; 6 MP CO TO 2 APR/20; FURLOUGH TO RESERVE TO DISCHARGE. He served overseas from 7 Jul 1918 to 19 Jun 1919, reached the grade of Sgt on 19 Mar (year un) and was honorably discharged on demobilization with no disabilities.
Roy and Sarah had the following children:
+ 565 F i Wilma Jane Kegin + 566 M ii Joseph Leroy "Joe" Kegin + 567 F iii Martha Mae Kegin + 568 F iv Lela Rae Kegin
502. Elsie May Bierschbach (Mary Rebecca "Molly" Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 6 Jan 1892. She died on 20 Nov 1955 in Parsons, Ks.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE:From CUTTER Family Genealogy prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER.RESIDENCE:According to her mother's (RIN 1134) obituary, was living in
Parsons, KS, in 1965
Elsie married Lewis Henderson. Lewis was born in 1898. He died on 20 Nov 1955.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:From CUTTER Family Genealogy prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER.
Lewis and Elsie had the following children:
+ 569 M i Lewis Jr. Henderson
503. Howard Bierschbach (Mary Rebecca "Molly" Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 13 Feb 1894. He died in Mar 1975 in Limon, Co.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:From CUTTER Family Genealogy prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER.RESIDENCE:According to his mother's (RIN 1134) obituary, was living in
Limon, CO, in 1965
They had the following children:
570 M i James Bierschbach James married Dawn. 571 F ii Joyce Bierschbach Joyce married David Ruddock.
504. Marion Clifford Bierschbach (Mary Rebecca "Molly" Cutter , Henry Munson , Richard , Samuel , Ephraim , Richard , William , Richard , Samuel ) was born on 10 Aug 1895. He died on 28 Mar 1961.
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH:From CUTTER Family Genealogy prepared by Nina CUTTER
MESSENGER.RESIDENCE:Was in Chicago (Information from Reva CUTTER BEST)
They had the following children:
572 M i Betty Lou Bierschbach Betty married Paul Owens.