Cherokee Co. OK. OBIT for Ella Mae Ballew *************************************************************** Submitted 3/02/2002 to the Cherokee Co., OK Archives site http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/cherokee/cherokee.html by Kay Hubbard Thompson Email: katiewho@intellex.com Bill Cook, Cherokee Co Archivist: wcook14024@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. *************************************************************** Submitted by: Kay Hubbard Thompson TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS TAHLEQUAH, OK FEBRUARY 22, 2002 COOKSON- Funeral services for Ella Mae Ballew, 84, were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2002 at Cookson United Methodist Church withRev. Donald D. Niblett officiating. Burial will follow in Cookson-Proctor Cemetery under the direction of Hart Funeral Home. Ella Mae Ballew, duaghter of Dick and Alice (Alcorn) Blevings, was born Aug. 1, 1917 in Braggs and died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002 at her home in Tulsa. Ella Mae was married to Pat Ballew who prededed her in death in 1985. They made their home in Cookson for most of their lives, where they were members of the United Methodist Church. Ella Mae loved to travel, shop, dress up and go to town, and most of all spend time with her family land friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pat; her parents, Dick and Alice Blevins; two brothers, Virgil and Loyd Blevins; and one sister, Hazel Marshall; She is survived by her stepsons Dr. George Ballew and wife Mary, and Dr. Dewey G Ballew and wife Maxine, all of Broken Arrow; her brother and sister, Orville Blevins of Bixby and Lorece Hunter of Tupelo, Ark., eight step-grandchildren; 20 step-greatgrandchildren, sixstep- greatgreatgrandchildren; and many loved ones and friends.