Obit for: Rubye Marrs McCollum 
Cherokee Co. OK Archives 
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TAHLEQUAH DAILY PRESS
TAHLEQUAH OKLAHOMA
SEPTEMBER 17, 2002

Funeral services for Rubye Marrs McCollum, 98 of Tahlequah were held at 10 am 
Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at the Reed Culver Chapel with Chaplains David Blake 
and Jim Rogers officiating.  

Burial followed at the Tahlequah City Cemetery.  

Pallbearers were David McCollum, Tommy McCollum,  Gene Carter, Bill Dudley, Sam 
Lamons and L.D. Jones.  

McCollum was born on June 27, 1904 at Sallisaw, Indian Territory, the daughter 
of A.B. and Alice (Bird) Marrs, and she passed from this life on September 14, 
2002 at her residence in Tahlequah.  

McCollum grew up in Sequoyah County and attended school at Price Chapel and 
Central High School in Sequoyah County.  

Rubye started teaching school with an eighth grade certificate, around 15 years 
old.  

She attended Northeastern State University in the 1920's.  

Rubye taught school in Sequoyah County, Westville and in Cherokee County at 
Keys, Ryder and Owen.  

She married William Howard McCollun Sr. in 1932, and together they owned and 
operated McCollum Grocery Store.  

Rubye was a member of Grace Baptist Church, and taught the Women's Sunday school 
class.  

She was an active member of WMU.  

She loved reading, gardening, traveling and was interested in her family's 
genealogy.  

Rubye was preceded in death by her husband, one son, Howard Jr.; three brothers, 
James B. Marrs, Jack I Marrs and Albert Marrs; two sisters, Eunice Beavers and 
Betty Chaffin.  

Among those she leaves behind are her daughter, Lou Alice Mahaney and her 
husband Bert, of Tahlequah; daughter-in-law, Jewel K Houser; two sisters; Ima 
Rogers, of Tahlequah and Lois Williams of Lawton; six grandchildren, Janice 
Mahaney of New Orleans, LA, Nancy Mahaney of Tucson, AZ, Richard Mahaney and 
wife Brigitte of Sunland, CA, Lisa McConnell and husband Jeff of Oklahoma City, 
Laura Metclaf and husband Patrick of Haines, AK and Kathleen Jones and husband 
Darren of Derby , KS.  Seven great-grandchildren, Adam, Zack and Mathan Metcalf, 
Blaine Jones, Emma and Elizabeth Mahaney, and Kate McConnell as well as many 
friends and loved ones


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