Beckham CO. OK - Obit for Donald Ray Dyson 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/ *********************************************************************** DYSON Donald Ray Funeral services for Donald Ray Dyson were conducted at 2 p.m., today, from the Martin Funeral Chapel of Sayre. Interment was held in the Sayre-Doxey Cemetery, Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Sayre. Donald Ray Dyson was born June 5, 1940 at Oklahoma City to Henry and Alice Thiessen Dyson, and died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at the age of 61. He was raised in Oklahoma City and at the age of 19 began a truck driving career. He and his wife Judy have lived in Sayre for the past 8 months. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Judy Smith Dyson of Sayre home; four children, Stanley, Linda, Donald Ray, Jr., Rodney; two sisters, Wanda Luttrell of Oklahoma City, Jo Alice Hula of Medford; one brother, Vernon Dyer of Oklahoma City and ten grandchildren. The Elk City Daily News, Elk City, OK 21-Mar-2002