Obit of Cruse, Maude Bell - Garvin County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Dennis Muncrief 23 Nov 2008 Return to Garvin County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/garvin/garvin.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Bethany Cemetery--Atoka OK Surnames: Cruse Meely Jhon Originally posted at:http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1555 Maude Bell Cruse Funeral services for Maude Bell Cruse, 83, Sulphur were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 13 at the Bethany Baptist Church in Atoka with Rev. James Densman officiating. Interment was in Bethany Cemetery, Atoka with Krien Funeral Home of Sulphur in charge of arrangements. Born May 27, 1922 in Stratford to Clark and Mary (Jhon) Meely, she died Wednesday, May 10 in Sulphur. She grew up in the Sulphur area, married and then moved to Oklahoma City where she raised her family. In 1981, her husband retired and the couple moved to Atoka. In the '90's, she returned to Sulphur to be near her daughter and remained here until her death. Surviving are two sons, Carl Cruse and friend, Cheryl Blind, Oklahoma City and Timmy Cruse and wife, Vicki, Atoka; one stepson, Bobby Cruse, Edmond; two daughters, Donna Smith and husband, Junior, Sulphur and Lavella Allison and husband, Emmett, Blanchard; one stepdaughter, Gladys Cruse, Edmond; one sister, Beatrice Byars, Oklahoma City and 35 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harry; two sons, John R. Wallace and Frank H. Cruse; four brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers were Charles Burton, Nathan Smith, Calvin Easley, Bryan Berryhill, George Mouse, Chris Burton and Jack LaFontain. Honorary bearers were Jeremy Cruse, Jaron Cruse, Greg Burton, Van Shaw Cruse and Everett Burton. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Garvin County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/garvin/garvin.html