Obit of Vanderpool, Vera Evelyn (v536) - Bryan County, Oklahoma Submitted by: C Colston 3 Mar 2004 Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Transcriber Notice: Please note that I am only transcribing this information and do not have any affiliation with this family. Survivors omitted. Durant Daily Democrat Tuesday, February 17, 2004 Vera Evelyn (Keyes) Vanderpool, 88 A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Watts Memorial Chapel, Madill, for Vera Evelyn (Keyes) Vanderpool, 88, Madill, who died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004 at the Forest Hills Health Care Center, Tulsa. The Rev. Mike Massey will officiate and music will be arranged by Sarah Watts and Cindy Roberts. She was born June 3, 1915 in Kingston to the late Robert Franklin and Addie Nolen Smith Keyes. She was raised in Kingston, graduated from Kingston High School in 1933, and later moved to Madill. Vanderpool married M. S. ‘Scat’ Vanderpool Nov. 25, 1937 in Sulphur, and he preceded her in death Nov. 18, 1977. Vanderpool worked in sales and bookkeeping for Sharpe’s Dry Goods several years, and later worked at Fort Washita as a receptionist. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, the Senior Citizens Center in Madill, and was a member of the Madill First Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, working outdoors and playing dominoes. Vanderpool was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Woodrow, Carl and Ralph Keyes and Elmer Smith, and sister Flodell (Keyes) Reeves. Burial will be in the Woodberry-Forest Cemetery with pallbearers Boaz Massey, Sam Huffman, Ronnie Hartin, Donnie Hartin, Chad Hartin, Tony Shelby, Troy Shelby, Harold Gene Watkins, Bob Pruitt, Doyle Blakely and Allen Wheeler. Family hour will be 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Watts Funeral Home is handling arrangements. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Bryan County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/bryan/bryan.htm