Jasper-Howell-Texas County MO Archives Obituaries.....Raffety, George Washington October 21, 1952
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Sherri Raffety-Hale sherrihale@hotmail.com October 27, 2008, 4:21 pm

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George Washington Raffety was born December 10, 1865, in Howell County, Mo., 
and passed away October 21, 1952, at the age of 86 years, 10 months, 11 days 
at a hospital in Cushing where he had been since receiving a broken hip in an 
auto collision October 5. In 1887 he was married to Lorena Inman and to this 
union was born four boys and three girls. D. E. Raffety, Smartsville, Calif.; 
C. E. Raffety, Indo, Calif.; L. E. Raffety, Carter Nine, Okla.; and E. L. 
Raffety, Ralston, Mrs. Orville Combs, Marysville, Calif.; Mrs. Ray Kemp, Ada, 
Okla.; and Mrs. H. C. Cook, Shawnee, Okla. In 1908 he brought his family to 
Oklahoma. His wife passed away in 1916. He came to Ralston from Cushing about 
nine years ago. Funeral services were held at the Davis Funeral Home in 
Cushing, Thursday, Raffety October 23. He was buried beside his wife at 
Joplin, Mo. on Friday. Besides the sons and daughters he leaves to mourn his 
passing 34 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, a brother A. E. Raffety, 
Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Rookstool, Springfield, Mo. 
Those from Ralston who attended the funeral for Mr. Raffety Thursday were Mr. 
and Mrs. Walter Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Queen, Mrs. Henry Robinson, Mrs. 
Joe Henkel, and Mrs. J. R. Welker.

Additional Comments:
George Washington Raffety later died of injuries he incurred from a car 
accident. He and his son Lloyd Ellsworth Raffety were traveling when the 
accident occurred. He was buried in Joplin, Missouri with his wife Lorana 
Inman-Raffety born 18 April 1870 in Missouri and died 25 May 1916 in Joplin, 
Jasper County, Missouri.

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