Beckham County, OK - Obits: Althea Jane Flynt, 1989
13 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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FLYNT, ALTHEA JANE
(The Elk City Daily News, Elk City, Beckham Co, Ok, 22? August, 1989)
Funeral services were held for Althea Flynt on August 21, 1989, in the
Hammon Baptist Church.  Mrs. Flynt died on Aug. 18 in the Four Seasons
Home, Norman, at the age of 87.  Althea Jane "Tommie" Flynt was born on
June 6, 1902, in Marshall, Ark., the daughter of J. A. and Nellie (Brown)
Dugger.  She lived most of her life in Hammon.  She was graduated from
Hammon high school in 1920.  She was a very active member of the Hammon
Baptist church and attended the Sr. Women's Adult Sunday School Class.
She married L. A. Flynt on Aug. 29, 1923, in Hammon and he preceded her in
death on Aug. 23, 1984.  She and her husband owned and operated the Flynt
Grocery in Hammon for 40 years until their retirement.  She is survived
her son, Joseph Flynt, of Norman; three grandchildren, Diana and her
husband, Joe E. Edwards of OKC; Joseph A. Flynt II and Paul R. and Kim
Flynt of Norman; three great grandchildren; three brothers, H. A. Dugger
of Anadarko, E. B. Dugger and R. L. Dugger of Hammon; and two sisters,
Muriel Rice of Kansas City and Marie Vignal of Amarillo, Tx.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one grandson, Patrick,
one brother and sister.  Burial was in the Red Hill Cemetery.