Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Rheba Dee Burkhalter Submitted by: Wanda Purcell WPurc25758@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Rheba Dee Burkhalter, a resident of Cheyenne was born April 25, 1910 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Birdie Dee and Robert Whitfield Green. She passed away Feburay 9, 2002 in Sayre, Oklahoma at the age of 91 years 9 months and 14 days. She was married to Calvin Howard Burkhalter at Sayre, Oklahoma on September 28, 1933. They lived in Sayre before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1942. In December of 1990 she moved to Cheyenne, Oklahoma where she lived in the home she always had dreamed about since 1926. She attended the Cheyenne First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 daughter, Cleta Faye Bateman, 1 brother, Bob Green and 2 sisters, Geneva Holmes Walker and Margie Blackburn. Donations can be made to the Cheyenne First Baptist Church Mission Fund. Services were held Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 11:00 AM at the Cheyenne First Baptist Church, officiated by Chaplain Lloyd Rinks. Burial was at the Berlin Cemetery, Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service, Cheyenne. Survivors include: 2 daughters, Frank Rinks and husband, Lloyd of Santa Ana, CA., and Terry Roman and husband, Mike of Paso Robles, CA.; 2 sisters, Cuba Coates of Seminole, Ok., and Lewta Faye Wiggins of Morgan, TX,; 4 brothers, Rheuben Green of Rush Springs, OK., Roy Green of Fort Mill, S. Carolina, Raymond Green of Jackson, CA., andc DCon Green of Seminole, OK.; 4 grandchildren, John Rinks of Cypress, CA., Tom Rinks of Grand Rapdise, MI., Linda Menigoz of Atascadero, CA., and David Bateman of Cheyenne, OK.; 10 great grandchildren; a host of relative and friends.