Obit of Conklin, Velma M. - Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips   <okarchives@comcast.net>   15 Jan 2006
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:Fort Gibson National Cemetery--Fort Gibson OK

Norman Transcript 12 Jul 2003

Velma M Conklin

Velma M. Conklin, 85, died Thursday, July 10.

She was born July 19, 1917, in Smith Center, Kan., the daughter of 
Clarence and Fannie Bloomer Brown. She married Lea Worcester in 1935; they 
divorced in 1951. She married Fred Conklin Oct. 10, 1951. He died on April 
1, 1997.

Mrs. Conklin grew up in Jennings, Kan., and graduated from Jennings 
Consolidated High School in 1934. She worked throughout her life. She ran 
a pheasant farm in Southern California, worked as a waitress and was a 
grocery checker for many years. She retired after 10 years as a school 
secretary in Carson City, Nev. She and Mr. Conklin volunteered many hours 
to the American Red Cross in Norman. Mrs. Conklin is survived by her 
children, Sharon Cassel of Norman, Larry Worcester of Dodge City, Kan., 
Caron (Rick) Hatch of Peoria, Ariz., and Charla (Dan) Dean of Ogden, Utah; 
eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Interment will be at Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson. The 
family has suggested Community United Methodist Church, 163 W. 4800 S., 
Ogden, Utah 84405 as appropriate for memorial donations.
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