Beckham Co. OK - Obit for W. J. "Bill' Mabra
   
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   W.J.  "Bill"  Mabra was born October 2, 1914 in Alma, AR to Bessie Lea
   and George Robert Mabra and passed away February 25, 1993 in the Sayre
   Memorial Hospital at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 23 days.
   Bill  moved  with  his  family from Arkansas to the Canute and Merritt
   communities  before  moving  to  Reydon.  In 1942 he entered U.S. Army
   where  he served his country during World Warr II. In 1946 he returned
   to  Reydon where he worked for S.S. McColgin and also farmed. He later
   moved  to  Booker,  Texas  where  he worked as a mechanic for the John
   Deere  Dealership before returning to Reydon to make his home where he
   farmed.  W.J.  "Bill"  Mabra  married  Opal P. Lane on June 3, 1970 in
   Wheeler,  Texas and Bill went to work for Roger Mills County until his
   retirement in 1976.
   He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
   He  was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, 2 sisters, and 4
   step-grandchildren.
   Survivors  include  his  wife  Opal,  of Elk City, 3 stepsons, Lester,
   Amarillo,  Texas,  Donnie  of Cheyenne, Oklahoma, Ronnie, of Amarillo,
   Texas,  1  stepdaughter,  Jana Kay Holley, Apache Junction, Arizona, 1
   sister,  Mable  Taylor,  Erick,  Oklahoma, 20 step-grandchildren, many
   nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
   Services  will  be  at  3:00 p.m., Saturday, Februaary 27, 1993 at the
   Reydon First Baptist Church officiated byv Allen Mabra. Interment will
   be  in  the  White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
   under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service.